Stumbled on totally by accident https://www.bbc.com/pidgin. Quite fun but I had no idea whatsoever this existed.
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BBC News has a Pidgin version... who knew?
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BBC News has a Pidgin version... who knew?
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Diversity innit?
Should help with in 1 in 5 being illiterate
https://www.teacherboards.co.uk/comm...%20and%20write.
According to the National Literacy Trust a major 16% of adults are considered to be ‘functionally illiterate’ in the United Kingdom. Literacy levels are falling among the younger generations and it is stated that 1 in 5 adults struggle to read and write. With this in mind, it is important to consider the crucial elements that go into combating this modern issue.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. -
I assumed this is for their worldwide audience, but not sure where this particular pidgin applies. It does remind me a bit of txtspk.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Nice find! I do enjoy a bit of Pidgin, just something about the turns of phrase that make me laugh - I spent some time reading a Pidgin bible once. Linguistically it is quite interesting how Pidgin languages have evolved around the world.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI assumed this is for their worldwide audience, but not sure where this particular pidgin applies.
Pidgin, first used by British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century, has become one of the most widely spoken languages in West Africa, with up to 75 million speakers in Nigeria alone. However, it does not have a standard written form."
BBC News Pidgin - WikipediaComment
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I thought we were supposed to be removing anything with slavery linksOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI thought we were supposed to be removing anything with slavery links
Should the BBC world wide site refuse to cater to a particular language group because the people who speak that language are from an area that a lot of people were enslaved from?
By your same logic, we should not study anything to do with Africa.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Isn't it a bit patronising and racist of the BBC to assume that some Africans know only pidgin English and are too stupid and/or ignorant to manage normal English?Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Is there a sweary version of BBC. I'd like that. Today's *** boring news. Some *** politican has....bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
That's what the Wail want you to believe.
Should the BBC world wide site refuse to cater to a particular language group because the people who speak that language are from an area that a lot of people were enslaved from?
By your same logic, we should not study anything to do with Africa.
Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIsn't it a bit patronising and racist of the BBC to assume that some Africans know only pidgin English and are too stupid and/or ignorant to manage normal English?
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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