The Media here, TV, radio and papers, all use an interesting style of English, mostly a very proper form of English but, in the case of the audible forms, with unusual intonation and emphasis. The newspapers, however, are prone to odd headlines and stories. One recently printed a big section on the fact that it had sold out in some provincial town the day before.
Other headlines raise interesting ideas:
“Eldoret Airport finally lifts off ground as flights grow”
“Fiery Archbishop retires after four decade service” (that’s a long service, even for here.)
“Foreigners are sought for murder” reminds me of the three Irishmen looking for work in London...
There was an advert in which HRH Prince Ernst of Hanover announced that “he has appealed against a German court verdict and will seek to show that he only slapped the face of a German citizen without causing any injuries whatsoever and not as maintained by the citizen that such injuries required hospitalisation.” (I have no idea why this ad was placed.)
You’d find these in any country:
Teacher: Why are you late?
Pupil: There was a man who lost 1,000 shilling note at the bus stop.
Teacher: That’s nice, were you helping him look for it?
Pupil: No, I was standing on it and waiting for him to go.
On a crowded bus one man noticed another had his eyes shut. “What’s the matter, are you sick?”
“No, I’m OK, I just hate to see old ladies standing.”
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