Wall Street Journal - August 1, 2005: "Hawai'i Pidgin Finds A Place In Classroom"

[lurkah]

HONOLULU -- Lee Tonouchi looked like any other teacher getting ready for class here at Hawaii Pacific University as he scribbled on a whiteboard in his taupe aloha shirt. Then he spoke. "Dees ees Ingleesh Tree-Eight-Oh-Seex-Ay," he announced in a nasal tenor. "Whooz name I nevah call?"

[Miulang]

Re: Wall Street Journal - August 1, 2005: "Hawai'i Pidgin Finds A Place In Classroom"

HONOLULU -- Lee Tonouchi looked like any other teacher getting ready for class here at Hawaii Pacific University as he scribbled on a whiteboard in his taupe aloha shirt. Then he spoke. "Dees ees Ingleesh Tree-Eight-Oh-Seex-Ay," he announced in a nasal tenor. "Whooz name I nevah call?"

Hahahaha! Maybe us guys not so nuts, den yeah? Us guys being vindicated!!! We speak one foreign language! So now, us local guys can say, "Yes, we're bi-lingual; we speak English and pidgin!" Nobody can take dakine away from us now. Pidgin now even recognized in da Wall Street Journal (must've been a slooooow news day ).

Miulang

[Glen Miyashiro]

Re: Wall Street Journal - August 1, 2005: "Hawai'i Pidgin Finds A Place In Classroom"

ENG 3806
Pidgin Literature

This class offers a general introduction to the Pidgin literature of Hawai`i. The course focuses on fiction, poetry, drama, and essays. Proficiency in Pidgin or concurrent enrollment in ENG 1801: Beginning Pidgin (Hawaiian Creole English) is recommended but not required.

Credits: 3
Pre-requisites: Any 2000-level ENG or LIT course; or WRI 1150 and WRI 1200. Proficiency in Pidgin or concurrent enrollment in ENG 1801--Beginning Pidgin (Hawaiian Creole English)--recommended but not required.

(HPU course description )

I like that last part: "Proficiency in Pidgin recommended but not required."

[kimo55]

Re: Wall Street Journal - August 1, 2005: "Hawai'i Pidgin Finds A Place In Classroom"

I like that last part: "Proficiency in Pidgin recommended but not required."

translations:
"If can, can. If no can, No Can!"
or "If gettum, shoots! No can, chance um, brah!"