URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 14 Oct 2026
I went to a Jamaican Patois class. Why was I so scared to speak it?
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Centuries of historical baggage surrounds this form of speech. But I’m vowing to overcome shame and connect with this part of my cultureDon’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereRecently, my sister sent me and my mum a graphic promoting a Jamaican Patois (or Patwa) class on Instagram, organised by British teacher and author Naia Lewis. It was unlike anything I’d ever seen befor…
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