I and Joe? No, please; English requires you to say ‘Joe and I’

Our signwriters can really be liberal when it comes to English spelling. Just look at what one of their ilk did in the signboard above: Magic PAUDER for Magic POWDER; then we’ve BREACH for BLEACH; he goes on with SCRAB for SCRUB and winds up with MASC for MASK. Trust signwriters! PHOTO | AMS

By  Abdi Sultani

What you need to know:

  • When you take up a foreign language, you’re often expected to adhere to the indigenous speakers’ etiquette.

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