‘Corruption of Language is No Cultural Heritage’

Unlike Aunty Roachy and Dr. Thompson, Morris Cargill had no respect for the Jamaican language. He dismissed those of us who, as he put it, “would like to see Patois retained as part of our cultural heritage, and believe that it can occupy that honourable place alongside the teaching of standard English”.

Two Faces of White Jamaica: Cassidy v Cargill

“A word is an encyclopaedia. It tells you about the people who use it, where they come from and what their lives are like.” - Frederic Cassidy