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Stirlingsays 24 Jun 22 3.20pm
Originally posted by silvertop No it is not. It is the way a lot of people who may have an interest in this article speak. Remember, outside your parochial, right wing prejudice, the world largely trusts the BBC; and this will be downloaded in Nigeria where the media are less trusted. And they have the choice of pidgin, or standard English. There is a great deal of Little England thinking on here, but this takes the biscuit. This will have cost buttons to get the message to a wider audience So again, problem please? It's called the british broadcasting corporation, not the 'global help for people who don't trust their governments' corporation. They klostu have the world service, your globalist politics may like it bamim i think us 'little englanders' have the right to actually finger point ami you liberals, with your 'outsider' fetish, karamapim tok call scorn Edited by Stirlingsays (24 Jun 2022 3.20pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

24 Jun 22 3.20pm

Originally posted by silvertop

No it is not. It is the way a lot of people who may have an interest in this article speak. Remember, outside your parochial, right wing prejudice, the world largely trusts the BBC; and this will be downloaded in Nigeria where the media are less trusted. And they have the choice of pidgin, or standard English.

There is a great deal of Little England thinking on here, but this takes the biscuit. This will have cost buttons to get the message to a wider audience

So again, problem please?

It's called the british broadcasting corporation, not the 'global help for people who don't trust their governments' corporation.

They klostu have the world service, your globalist politics may like it bamim i think us 'little englanders' have the right to actually finger point ami you liberals, with your 'outsider' fetish, karamapim tok call scorn

Edited by Stirlingsays (24 Jun 2022 3.20pm)

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BlueJay UK 24 Jun 22 3.26pm
75 million people speak pidgin. If the BBC News site was in English and Pidgin only then there would be a valid point but being that it's translated into around 50 or more languages to be read across the world, I'm not so sure why this particular translation is quite so unfathomable.
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UK 24 Jun 22 3.26pm

75 million people speak pidgin. If the BBC News site was in English and Pidgin only then there would be a valid point but being that it's translated into around 50 or more languages to be read across the world, I'm not so sure why this particular translation is quite so unfathomable.

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Beanyboysmd 24 Jun 22 3.31pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays It's called the british broadcasting corporation, not the 'global help for people who don't trust their governments' corporation. They klostu have the world service, your globalist politics may like it bamim i think us 'little englanders' have the right to actually finger point ami you liberals, with your 'outsider' fetish, karamapim tok call scorn Edited by Stirlingsays (24 Jun 2022 3.20pm) No he was right the first time, its pretty much our last bastion of 'soft power' globally. Being the de facto news source globally is genuinly important now that we have lost prominence on the world stage. Other countries know this too, which is why companies like Reuters and al Jazeera are pushed so hard. Being a scottish nationalist, I cannot describe in words how frustrated I get with the BBC, but it is a genuinely important service that we and the rest of the world would truly miss if we didn't have it
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Beanyboysmd

24 Jun 22 3.31pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Edited by Stirlingsays (24 Jun 2022 3.20pm)

No he was right the first time, its pretty much our last bastion of 'soft power' globally. Being the de facto news source globally is genuinly important now that we have lost prominence on the world stage. Other countries know this too, which is why companies like Reuters and al Jazeera are pushed so hard.

Being a scottish nationalist, I cannot describe in words how frustrated I get with the BBC, but it is a genuinely important service that we and the rest of the world would truly miss if we didn't have it

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Eaglecoops CR3 24 Jun 22 4.21pm
Originally posted by Beanyboysmd No he was right the first time, its pretty much our last bastion of 'soft power' globally. Being the de facto news source globally is genuinly important now that we have lost prominence on the world stage. Other countries know this too, which is why companies like Reuters and al Jazeera are pushed so hard. Being a scottish nationalist, I cannot describe in words how frustrated I get with the BBC, but it is a genuinely important service that we and the rest of the world would truly miss if we didn't have it I think you knocked the nail partly on the head there. The rest of the world would miss it, however I would argue that a high percentage of those that are forced to pay for it wouldn’t. The rest of the world don’t give a damn about us as a country and make it pretty clear that is the case, so why are we so bothered about them. Maybe the BBC should start seeking revenue from elsewhere if they want to maintain a wide audience.
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CR3 24 Jun 22 4.21pm

Originally posted by Beanyboysmd

I think you knocked the nail partly on the head there. The rest of the world would miss it, however I would argue that a high percentage of those that are forced to pay for it wouldn’t. The rest of the world don’t give a damn about us as a country and make it pretty clear that is the case, so why are we so bothered about them. Maybe the BBC should start seeking revenue from elsewhere if they want to maintain a wide audience.

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W12 24 Jun 22 5.10pm
Originally posted by BlueJay 75 million people speak pidgin. If the BBC News site was in English and Pidgin only then there would be a valid point but being that it's translated into around 50 or more languages to be read across the world, I'm not so sure why this particular translation is quite so unfathomable. It's not a language, it's just bad English. [edited] Also, British people have to pay for it. Edited by W12 (24 Jun 2022 5.11pm)
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W12 24 Jun 22 5.10pm

Originally posted by BlueJay

It's not a language, it's just bad English.

[edited]

Also, British people have to pay for it.

Edited by W12 (24 Jun 2022 5.11pm)

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Stirlingsays 24 Jun 22 7.59pm
Originally posted by W12 It's not a language, it's just bad English. [edited] Also, British people have to pay for it. Edited by W12 (24 Jun 2022 5.11pm) Correct on both points. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

24 Jun 22 7.59pm

Originally posted by W12

It's not a language, it's just bad English.

[edited]

Also, British people have to pay for it.

Edited by W12 (24 Jun 2022 5.11pm)

Correct on both points.

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Matov 24 Jun 22 8.17pm
Originally posted by Slimey Toad Is Pidgeon English a recognized language? Well quite. Is it taught in schools? Does it have its own grammar system? Are there newspapers printed in this fashion? Books? Utterly ludicrous. I suspect if any individual can only converse in this b****** form of English then reading is not a skill they possess anyway. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.
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Matov

24 Jun 22 8.17pm

Originally posted by Slimey Toad

Is Pidgeon English a recognized language?

Well quite. Is it taught in schools? Does it have its own grammar system? Are there newspapers printed in this fashion? Books? Utterly ludicrous.

I suspect if any individual can only converse in this b****** form of English then reading is not a skill they possess anyway.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

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cryrst The garden of England 24 Jun 22 9.03pm
Originally posted by Matov Well quite. Is it taught in schools? Does it have its own grammar system? Are there newspapers printed in this fashion? Books? Utterly ludicrous. I suspect if any individual can only converse in this b****** form of English then reading is not a skill they possess anyway. And could answer why jobs are not given to certain demographics of f they can’t speak proper like I does
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The garden of England 24 Jun 22 9.03pm

Originally posted by Matov

Well quite. Is it taught in schools? Does it have its own grammar system? Are there newspapers printed in this fashion? Books? Utterly ludicrous.

I suspect if any individual can only converse in this b****** form of English then reading is not a skill they possess anyway.

And could answer why jobs are not given to certain demographics of f they can’t speak proper like I does

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Stirlingsays 24 Jun 22 9.11pm
Originally posted by cryrst And could answer why jobs are not given to certain demographics of f they can’t speak proper like I does 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Stirlingsays

24 Jun 22 9.11pm

Originally posted by cryrst

And could answer why jobs are not given to certain demographics of f they can’t speak proper like I does

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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YT Oxford 25 Jun 22 10.01am
Originally posted by cryrst And could answer why jobs are not given to certain demographics of if they can’t speak proper like I does Actually it's "like WOT I does..." Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 25 Jun 22 10.01am

Originally posted by cryrst

And could answer why jobs are not given to certain demographics of if they can’t speak proper like I does

Actually it's "like WOT I does..."

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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PalazioVecchio south pole 25 Jun 22 10.02am
Originally posted by cryrst And could answer why jobs are not given to certain demographics of f they can’t speak proper like I does has the BBC fallen out of love with the straight White British Man ? what respect can anybody have for an institution whose Poster-boy for straight white british man is Jimmy Savile ? Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford
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