It is true the world over. In French, people like to say 'Ca' rather than 'Cela', as it has a racy sound, yet 'cela' will do in all circs, whereas 'ca' to a French ear sounds right sometimes, dopey at others. That has made me wonder whether West Indian speech may not be fertile hunting-ground. It's funny to be OCD about Vocatives, isn't it?

