Bad English irks me, especially if not written in dialect or slang but in a ‘formal’ environment. This morning, I received an email from a reader which highlights bad English posted in the comments section at the Express. Kudos to the diligence of this reader. Here are some examples pointed out.
THE EDITOR: As a nation we are beseeched besieged with controversy (Dexter Rigsby – Newsday – June 1st 2011
June 3rd 2011
Kevin no lie: June 3: yuh tieing tying yourself up, nome nom de plume; What rules were bended bent
imbertneedstilt: what you all of have said
The AG layed laid it out on the table
KNIGHT AT NIGHT
Give Jack their his Jacket; worst sinario scenario ;
IONGOD:
You do your dammed you’re damned
D_Interested:
he should have disqualify disqualified Gopaul
LOGICc:
The contract is scraped scrapped
rescolaclement
what a looser loser looks like; I hold heartedly agree; definaitely no bail
massiah1: Peter we know each other by face and by name and by waive and right o
whiterose1:
a chauveinistic pig; to take over the reigns
illario: to indite indict the feelings of others who understand clearly that there is no virtue in the practise only error, there their hope will come to nought.
asrealasit get:
You win some, you loose some
Saturday June 4th 2011
MrMindset 57
hush your tie-tounge tongue mopsy mouth.
Wensdae 44
parliamentary previliges privileges; COP must get ready to seize the reigns reins;
Karlspinner
he continues to sew sow the seeds of mischief; He will keep throwing them out untill something sticks;
ac_360
Maybe if you won't weren’t so arrogant you'd learn some ethics and values from Mr Ramadhar.
Maturedteacher
The alleged act was committed
IONGOD
Who are these people trying to kidd?
Shortman
If you read yesterday you will of would have seen
charlo56
ITS IS SO HARD for you to except accept the facts
watch_woman55
we need someone who is willing and have has the strength
diegotodebone
a good way to perverse preserve press freedom
arimadon
As a geologist, Rowley, is surely making leaving 'no stone uncovered
bajanandy
they take what ever whatever you have of value ,weather it be chain
June 5th 2011
Maturedteacher
we see people waddling through these waters and cars serpentining snaking their way through the flooded pathways
frostynob
sounds like Jack bought an add in the Express
poorperformers
Before I am inundated with replies
June 6th 2011
ttposter
jack the camelion chameleon
LOGICc
your wish not coming through true.
aleiah3030
she either wanted to waist waste police time
June 7th 2011
ROCKSTARTT
" celebrations " tends to get out of hand where the excessive consumption of strong liquor
patriot_tt
And they obviously have people who know about he ware abouts her whereabouts
phillnoir
i never strayed from the basic tenants tenets.
reverlator
Anyone who knows of the alledged act
Countryboy1
Patos tolerated no descent dissent from his troops and on the other
poorperformers
so please retrack retract this.
There was an attempt to retrack retract the headline
June 8th 2011
Dr_ Rat
That is welcoming welcome news.
who invested everything they had at the bekon beck and call
I'm just hoping at this stage now that the cat is out of the bag, that they have ceased seized all of his money and assets so he can't "grab and run."
strokerdragon
These guys should be jailed and there their assets siezed seized just like
think twice about committing these types of crimes. Only hope they also sue Harry Harrinarine for all the HCU money he thief.
Moruga man
was Permiell calling for the Goverenor to go when the Governor was saying … what he should be saying now is thank you Governor and Central bank because
June 9th 2011
Kevin_no_lie
The media should now boycott Kamliar since she appears to use them conveniently for her PR gimmicktry.
June 13th 2011
Saffron_Rice
Finally Tobagonians would be able to get rid of the yolk yoke that is called London
Ayeshanina
Don't hold your breadth!
DR_Rat
Tobago was different from Trinidad and it was a sepearate body … it is high time, we start Treating Tobago as if there was no water sepearating them..
Ivor_St_Hill
Annoying Tobago sufficiently to increase the number of Tobagonians wanting independaence from Trinidad
tizzeny
What is interesting to note is that the Office of PM is not beholdern to anyone
Whiterose01
It appears that the aggressive behaviours of some of your Cabinet Ministers are roubbing off on you
Patriot_tt
Politics aside, what she did hear here is very disrespectful both …the precedent she is setting will have reprocussions repercussions for Tobago …
Poorperformers
Con't - Last but not least PM your true colours are now showing this is another faux paus
June 14th 2011
Reverlator
She moves … to underminde; he Prime Minister is being dictatorial, abusive and out of order in her most recent move to underminde the THA!; What you worship is what you become! (Soca, Chutney, money, religious triaditions and more).
IzaTrinigyul
Fire again! Apparaently we have a bunch of pyromaniacs
NIXZLOU
Well DNA, should play a big roll role here, these scums shouldn't be
TriniNEWYORKER
tie them up in there their village naked on a pole and then cut off there their thing with an
Dr_Rat
However, the lazaffere laissez-faire attitude toward bringing charges on those indivuiduals will have severe reamifications for almost every
