What Kitten Perez Says

From Kitten Perez, one of Manila's seasoned Public Relations practitioners. She says:

"I think that most Filipinos think that if they just get the American accent down pat, they'll be able to speak good English. Sadly, that's what the call center and BPO industry has led us to believe. You're inititally impressed by how they sound, but not by how they construct sentences during regular conversation outside their workplace.

Practicing good grammar is important. It reflects your intelligence. If we Filipinos take pride in our own language, we should also respect the rules of foreign languages if we wish to learn them."