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September 29, 2010, 6:15 pm
Filed under: Village Life
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This t-shirt belongs to my adorable little year-old host nephew, Sada. His mom purchased it at the lumo, or weekly market. Just in case you think your eyes are playing tricks on you, I’ll translate the text: “TOP SPORT ment nautical instrument thec, lock (or iock?) young 78 of newstan new top.”
Yeah, I don’t know what that means either, but I do understand why so many people tell me that English is easy. It depends on the KIND of English we’re talking about. Everything makes sense to me now!
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We used to call this frenglish when I was younger…true, speaking english doesn’t always mean it is correct english, I agree.
At least, they’re trying!
Comment by El Hadji September 29, 2010 @ 9:02 pmVery true, they are trying! I imagine how I must have sounded while learning Pulaar, probably something like a giant 2 year old… I think having a sense of humor about it is important! I’ve been laughed at many times: it keeps things light and makes you a better language learner. Plus, you and your native speaking friends can all have a laugh together, even though one party may not totally understand the joke yet.
Comment by Renee Philbeck September 30, 2010 @ 5:16 amReally,really liked the pictures. Want to see more of your family and environs. Wish there were a common language that everyone could read and speak. There are entirely too many dialects and languages spoken in the world — nobody can learn them all. We misunderstand each other frequently
Comment by Mom October 1, 2010 @ 2:12 pm