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quote:
Originally posted by SBH
Mimosa, you should start a history thread where you can talk story about the early days, the early 20th century on the Big Island. I'd love to hear stories about Maui from your wife too. People from all over the world would like to read about what you've both experienced in Hawaii for 80+ years.
I enjoy hearing people speak pidgen, but it's just too hard to read for most people, at least in any great length.
Love the history thread idea!
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Second that vote, as I miss the true stories of old, pidgin accepted! How it was as a child on this island, seeing all the hustle and bustle in the "Big City" of Hilo as a port, the cane fields and fruit orchards and the work camps that grew into towns would be great to learn the life and traditions of the island the true way. Along with how he? ventured to Maui to find his beautiful bride to share his life with would also be a bonus, as that is a history in itself of their journey together, one would think.
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Having gone to a very strict convent school where spelling and grammar mistakes were some sort of sin against God, I used to take gr8 delite in txtin lik dis. I thunk it clever n amuzin. Peepul told me off n sed it woz 2 hard 2 follow. So I had 2 kwit.
However, when I write normally my Englishness becomes apparent. I have no real control over the fact that I use the language slightly differently from Americans. So, to those that think you shouldn't write pidgin, what is the difference between my Englishness and your pidgin? I think you should type as you think. I had to deliberately alter the way I write in order to murder my language. Presumably the same applies to you in reverse. Why should you have to translate your thoughts into perfect English? This is not a convent school. In addition doesn't 'freedom of speech' cover accents?
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If spelling and grammar mistakes are a sin they must have a throne in hell for me.I dont try and butcher the english language it just kinda happens.I dont recall any post on puna web i didnt understand.If its got alot of hawaiin words I just look them up no prob.Makes me feel like im learnin something.The pidgen is not that hard to understnd.If you heard some of the hillbillies around sw pa you might think they were talking duck.luckily I speak much better than i spell or punctuate. AS I imagine some of you do as well.And no birchl this aint no convent school
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Kathy, always open to some good suggestions thanks, period then space bar got it. Ive never really posted on any other sites. thanks for being nice about it.
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Kathy, thank you and your welcome. I think that being nice and people being nice to you is nifty. Being huffy even when people disagree not so much. Although it can be very entertaining here on Puna web. I can almost see the veins in those huffy people's necks bulging and their fists clenching as they post. As I said before it's better than most of whats on the tele.
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