Da otha day, I was walkin' down the strea', thinkin' abou' my ol' friend Jackson. We use 'a' be goo friends, an den one day, ou' of nowhere, he said he di'n't wanna be my friend anymore. It was sad. I fel' bad abou' it for a long time. Then, as I turn the cornna, I saw him. He aksed me, "How are you doin'?" I said, "I'm aigh'. How you doin'?" He say, "Okay." I tol' him dat I am da new managa of my store. He said, "Congratulations." He said he been working really hard at his job and he was sorry dat he di'n't talk to me for a minute. He said I look good, and hope dat we coou' get togetha soona ratha den layta. We shoo hands and said goo'bye.
I think that those students who speak pidjin should not be treated as ESL students because the already know english. On the other hand they do need help to learn proper english before the whole country goes under because of it. It is not just black people but other peoples speak in that way of pidjin. I think learning proper english and doing away with pidjin will benefit all the people who speak it. Whether it is for jobs or school.
I agree for the most part, it is best if everyone learns how to speak properly. But the speach is part of their culure, if you compleatly take that away would be like takeing a part of them away, they shouldn't be treated any different,then you or me. they are people and we need to respect the fact that they are different.
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