Tanzania: Let Us Talk About the Rise of Swanglish

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Since I began writing weekly columns way back in the mid 1970s, I have insisted that one should know a language well.

The recent upsurge of Swanglish in Tanzania, which can even be heard amongst MPs and other high-ranking politicians shows we are back to square one.

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