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May 2020
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Please do not add commentary, your own point of view, or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Jamaican Patois. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. BilCat (talk) 19:48, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
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Patois conspiracy
The idea that Patios, indeed all Creole languages, are genuine languages is not a conspiracy. I'm not a linguist, so I have to rely what people who study languages have said, but it seems reasonable to me. That said, the issue of whether or not Jamaicans should be taught proper English alongside Patios is a genuine debate, especially in a world where English is the dominant international language. That's not an issue unique to Jamaica, but to all areas where dialects, creoles, and other languages are spoken. It's also not an issue to be debated on Wikipedia.

Although American English is my first language, I also spoke Jamaican Patios as a child. I was made to speak English at home, which kept me grounded in proper English grammar. I have lived in the American South for over 35 years now, and so am also influenced by the Southern American dialect (Hillbilly talk). That dialect is seen a substandard, and is regularly ridiculed by the rest of the US and the English speaking world, so I understand that aspect too. People have a right to be proud of the language or dialect they speak without being subjected to ridicule, whether it's Southern American English, Jamaican Patios, Cockney, or something else. But they also need to understand, speak, and write in the standard English of their country (British, American, Canadian, etc.)

What you wrote on the Patois page is considered soapboxing, and was rightly removed. Please don't add something like that again. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 21:56, 17 May 2020 (UTC)