The correct term is “cargoes” not “cargaments”. The former is an English word, while the latter is somehow Spanish. Be that as it may, it is not unusual for people who were under Spain for 300 years to be influenced in their choice of words. The latest of such faux pas is by Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo who recently used the word “cargaments” instead of “cargoes” in a television interview.
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7 Responses
kira
June 25th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
1hmmmmm……. i can hardly understand it…. it’s VERY SABOTABLE….. hahahaha…..
dante
June 26th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
2“cargaments”???? bwahahahaha! that’s a new word! =)
aiko
June 28th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
3cargaments: carga na garments
wahahahahahahaahaha
mura ra cya artistig :))
joggz
July 12th, 2007 at 9:05 am
4nyahaha redundancy s d best policy!!!
utokon bitokon
July 12th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
5Unsa man diay ininglis sa “kargamento” aber?!
Ruel
August 15th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
6The correct term is “cargoes” not “cargaments”. The former is an English word, while the latter is somehow Spanish. Be that as it may, it is not unusual for people who were under Spain for 300 years to be influenced in their choice of words. The latest of such faux pas is by Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo who recently used the word “cargaments” instead of “cargoes” in a television interview.
bungizngiz
May 4th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
7as in cargaments ha..???
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