I'm surprised to find the BBC has a website with news in pidgin. But I guess it's big in Nigeria
For one press conference, WHO Europe head Hans Klugetok say Europe fit see half a million more deaths by February.
E blame insufficient vaccine take-up for di increase.
"We must change our tactics, from reacting to surges of Covid-19 to preventing dem from happening in di first place," e tok.
Di rate of vaccination don slow across Europe in recent months. Oga Kluge also blame di relaxation of public health measures for rising infections for di WHO European region, wey cover 53 kontries including parts of Central Asia.
That's not pidgin ... not any more, anyway. That's an attempt at legitimizing AAVE (Afro-American Vernacular English — or what used to be called 'Ebonics') by putting it into printed form.
That's not pidgin ... not any more, anyway. That's an attempt at legitimizing AAVE (Afro-American Vernacular English — or what used to be called 'Ebonics') by putting it into printed form.
er, no it isn't. They don't speak Ebonics in Nigeria
That's not pidgin ... not any more, anyway. That's an attempt at legitimizing AAVE (Afro-American Vernacular English — or what used to be called 'Ebonics') by putting it into printed form.
er, no it isn't. They don't speak Ebonics in Nigeria
Then again, they're not Americans (at least for the majority of Nigerian citizens), nor do they speak American English (not sure about British English) in Nigeria.
Re: Home for Random Thoughts
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:55 pm
by BoSoxGal
Finally getting around to watching seasons 2-5 of The Wire. Season 4 episode 1 a street scene and in the background someone’s hawking product labeled ‘pandemic’. Lololol
That's not pidgin ... not any more, anyway. That's an attempt at legitimizing AAVE (Afro-American Vernacular English — or what used to be called 'Ebonics') by putting it into printed form.
er, no it isn't. They don't speak Ebonics in Nigeria
Then again, they're not Americans (at least for the majority of Nigerian citizens), nor do they speak American English (not sure about British English) in Nigeria.
I have heard Nigerians point out that they speak the British version of English, and English is the official language of Nigeria although definitely not the most spoken language there. I also have a terrible time getting past the accent which is decidedly not British in nature.
Re: Home for Random Thoughts
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:25 am
by Gob
There is no British accent.
Re: Home for Random Thoughts
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:19 pm
by ex-khobar Andy
Quite. I am often asked where my accent is from. I invariably* reply "I'm not the one with the accent!" I make a lot of friends that way . . .
* OK, not invariably. I sometimes say "Well I'm not from this part of Kentucky."