Speak English, it’s not difficult to learn

IN Papua New Guinea, English is becoming a language that is not widely used in everyday conversations except in places such as at schools and special gatherings.
This has happened for years and it is becoming a norm.
Many people think that English seem to be a broad language and that they cannot speak well, but actually it’s not.
Tok Pisin, the common language that we speak is obviously a language that has been derived from English.
Many words we use in pidgin are directly in correlation with English.
In many other countries, the common languages are different from English, but the bulk of the population can still speak fluent English.
For instance, to name only one, “weitim mi” in Tok Pisin directly correlates to English as “wait for me”.
The root words ‘wait’ and ‘me’ are still used so why is it so hard to speak English?
Even the illiterate can speak English in PNG. It’s no big deal.
In neighbouring countries such as Fiji, their accent and pronunciation is completely different and no way near to English, but even the illiterate can speak good English.
We are no exception, we can speak better English than them.
But the only thing that drags us, I believe, is that we’re not speaking English too often and that has resulted in poor grammar and ineffective communication.

Misack Ruri
English is Power