Just as Latin eventually diverged into Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French… English will eventually diverge into British, American, Canadian, and Australian. It has already began…
Tag: English
Bee-ta Bay-ta
I am changing the way I pronounce “Beta”. I’ve always been pronouncing beta as “bay-ta” as this is the pronunciation I learned from the Philippines. But after working with a lot of people from different cultures and different countries, I learned that “bee-ta” is more common. Looks like Americans and Filipinos tend to pronounce it…
Languages Galore
Originally Posted in Soc.Culture.Filipino My situation here in Japan is even funnier. When talking with my Canadian friends, I would involuntarily insert Japanese words to my English knowing they’d understand them anyways. To those who can’t speak Japanese, I avoid inserting Japanese words and Filipino-invented words (namely “C.R.”) to my English. When talking with my…
My Fearless Forecast
Originally Posted in Soc.Culture.Filipino The Philippines’ English proficiency will continue to depreciate and Filipino will continue taking the role of English as the language of power in most of the Philippines. Mass media, including Television, Radio and Newspapers will all be in Filipino with occasional English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese to entertain the tourists and…
Hail the Lingua Franca Project
I commend the people, who are behind the Lingua Franca Education Project of the government. This project is in the end, an important yet difficult step towards the achievement of a better Philippines. There is wisdom in UNESCO’s statement that children learn best using the language they use at home. The use of the lingua…
Enrico in Tokyo 