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I think our friend who used commend did not in fact mean command.

Commend seems more right in the context than command.

English is not the first language of Haitians.

When I am in Spanish speaking countries everybody is patient with the fact that Spanish is not my native language, and appreciate my use of it. People occasionally laugh, but always good natured, not mocking.

My best friend in Peru occasionally corrects me. All of our Haitian friends use English fairly well and are on the way to using it better.

(But if someone makes a point to help a Haitian say something better in English, they usually mean to be helpful, like my Peruvian friend.)

Brian Sitterley, February 26 2011, 7:17 PM

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