On 7 April 2011 00:25, U. G. Barad <dr.udayba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > FN wrote: Dear Dr Barad, It isn't "I is heavy", but "the ayes have it".... > It's an old colonial tradition, now in play at Porvorim, though we've had > little direct rule by the British Commonwealth! FN > > My reply: If what you say is correct I must accept it. Thanks for your > clarification. I think even speaker and dy. Speaker must read your > clarification and correctly pronounce the same. For past 4 years I hear > very > clearly on TV speaker and dy. Speaker saying 'I is heavy'. You can check > this up on local TV channels. Not only that, when any issue is put to > voting, speaker and dy. Speaker says "those in favor say "I" (not "aye") > and > those against say "No", thereafter depending the voice vote he repeats "I > is > heavy, I is heavy...(repeats twice).... demand for XXX is passed! > > Best regards, > > U. G. Barad >
COMMENT: What the heck; the ayes have it or the nays have it; could be bad hearing or bad pronounciation. In any case the writer of so many books, not versed in Parliamentary proceedings? Heard the saying 'barking dogs seldom bite' ? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.