Re: Future English
From: | B. Garcia <madyaas@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, February 8, 2005, 22:53 |
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:50:14 -0500, Rob Haden <magwich78@...> wrote:
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> On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:43:26 -0800, B. Garcia <madyaas@...> wrote:
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> Sorry, I think I cited the wrong language. Tok Pisin is the one I meant to
> invoke.
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Well, there *is* a creole in the Philippines, called Chavacano
(actually it's a grouping of Spanish derived creoles found from Cavite
to Zamboanga). A friend of mine in University was fluent in it, which
was interesting to hear her speak.
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