To the Editor of the Nortn-Cxina Datty News Sir, Tah-Dee's " ' pidgin is somewhat far-fetched. That is the worst point about the "pidgin " English spoken by most. foreigners. Like those writers who introduce fanciful Chinese characters into their tales, they imagine that "pidgin" English consists in the complete interchange of certain consonants, e.g., of every r for ani and, if possible, every 7 for an r the' addition of the vowels ce wherever and whenever possible and other absurd and unlikely die-tortious and substitutions.
"Pidgin" English, aa it is spoken by the Chinese of average culture, hae all the erratic charm and pleasant simplicity that combine Esstern thought and Western expression.
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