i don't see the point in forcing people at work to speak only in english if there are no attempts to correct incorrect grammar, neutralize accent or avoid "filipinisms"; what ends up happening is that people continue to practice language mistakes. the reason the english-only policy was implemented was to improve people's language skills, and yet there doesn't seem to be any concrete effort in that regard.
people are just making up for their initial lack of confidence in speaking a second language by talking louder and acting more obnoxious while they continue to malign a language they won't bother to learn properly.
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Reminds me of this article I wrote about my former office adopting an English-only policy in certain rooms in the office. I'd written there, as an aside, about how English has declined in use in recent years, but the rest of it was factual and focused only on the company's new policy. The article was picked up by a call center forum, and it was the aside that was first quoted in a thread. The discussion devolved into some people saying that we should "abolish" Tagalog (as if it were a law), and adopt American cultural practices instead. The outrageous thesis aside, the arguments were written in badly spelled and punctuated English.
I have somehow managed not to tear out my hair. :D
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