I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

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A United States–based language expert, Dr. Foluso Okebiorun, has called for the inclusion of Nigerian Pidgin English in the national school curriculum, describing the language as a vital unifying ...

For many, the term “pidgin English” evokes awkward, broken speech — an ungainly linguistic legacy that is neither “pure” English nor standard in any sense. In Shanghai, however, its local incarnation, ...

BBC News Pidgin has officially launched its TikTok channel, which aims to deliver high-quality journalism to Pidgin-speaking audiences across Africa and beyond. The BBC News Pidgin TikTok channel ...

“If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well if it were done quickly.” This is probably not how you’d tell someone to hurry it up in your day-to-day life. But as an actor, you’re likely to ...

Above, one of the first local comedy albums was Kent Bowman’s “Pidgin English Children’s Stories” in 1961. Above, Douglas Simonson’s “Pidgin to Da Max” comic-­style book sold an astounding 25,000 ...

Artist Harry Lyons drew Columbia Inn owner Tosh Kaneshiro wearing an “Ain’ no beeg t’ing” button. Kaneshiro was a Dodger fan, and the team struggled to win a World Series. In Hawaii, people from China ...

I spent last week in Australia, and had some experiences that made the trip well worth the long flight. I devoured what I am reasonably sure is the best lamb meat pie on earth, I saw an echidna and I ...