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Published: 04 October 2007

Language barriers

• WHY do some people not like to pronounce the letters T or H, for instance, or drop letters? They also assume you know what they are going to say, such as “you know what I mean” (no, I do not know what you mean) and “you know what I am saying” (no, I do not know what you are saying, please explain yourself).
Let us pronounce our beautiful English language in all its glory. After all, we were not taught in school, for example: nufen (nothing or anything); ense (hence); ell (hell); beare (better).
I would also like to ask why some people find it necessary to use so-called swear words, which are not even in the dictionary, but simply ugly vocabulary.
RB
NW1
(Name and address supplied)

Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, Camden New Journal, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@camdennewjournal.co.uk. The deadline for letters is midday Tuesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for reasons of space.

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