Overstanding and being Overstood in Accompong Town

[ackee]

Your take on hearing patwa in Kingston is interesting. I am not disputing what your or marie said or Rob's observation. It would depend on where you hang out in Kingston when you go and with whom you hang.Educated parents often tell their children to speak only english at home so they have lots of practice with the language. The same thing was also told to students in the schools.Its not the same in most homes,however. There is a great debate now amongst academics whether speaking patwa too much is is denying children the ability to compete because their english speaking abilities have decreased or in some cases ...non-existant.
here is a link to one such heated debate..
http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Pro...x/Videos/20626