Travel and Expat Articles about jamaican - Expatify https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel and Expat Articles about jamaican - Expatify https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Learning Jamaican English: Jamaican Accents and Slang Words https://www.expatify.com/jamaica/learning-jamaican-english-jamaican-accents-and-slang-words.html https://www.expatify.com/jamaica/learning-jamaican-english-jamaican-accents-and-slang-words.html#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:57:11 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=2855 Jamaican English was originally closer to British English than American English, such as in the spelling of words. However, due to globalization and the spread of American media, Jamaicans are using more Americanized English. This is more common among the younger generation. For instance, they will say “I don’t have” instead of British-esque “I haven’t […]

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