BBC publishes news in pidgin English

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BBC publishes news in pidgin English

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Apparently, the BBC has decided that it can gain a larger readership in Africa by publishing the news in pidgin English. I want this to be satire, but I can't be sure.
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It's not satire. Word is they are planning a Snoop Dog Speak edition.
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It's...not satire.
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I want them to create a BBC Pidgin Twitter account. That would be perfect.
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Have they met Africans?

Admittedly this is just from personal contact, but they tend to be VERY proud of speaking proper English. (I have only met ones that went to University though)
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According to the linguist I know, it isn't a pidgin unless it includes the word, "savvy". There are pidgins on various Pacific Islands like Guam and Saipan. I don't know if the people who speak them would appreciate publication in the pidgin vs publication in either of the two languages that have crashed together to form the pidgin.
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"I support the Second Amendment, but". . .
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Cringeworthy. Like when your parents try to be cool. My hometown fishwrap used to try to suck up to urban culture. They are now down to a circulation of 40,000 in a metro area of 500,000.
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I thought I saw "sabi" or "savvi" in at least one story when this originally posted.
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The only thing I can say in any pidgin, Okinawan, specifically, is "Hey, you, Pea Ex Skosh, catch me grennex."
And that supposedly means, "Hey, you, if you're going to the PX soon, can you get me some Kleenex."
It's supposed to be useful to know phrases in different languages, but this is the first time since 1978 that I've used that phrase.
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"I believe in Freedom of Speech, but". . .
"I support the Second Amendment, but". . .
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Thanks to reading Lawdog's posts about growing up in West Africa, I could actually make out the content of those articles.
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