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    'I wan go job but I no well': Pidgin English among 165 languages translated

    Pidgin English, looks similar to scouse to me , no Tagalog - dedworth get complaining

    Want to claim benefits but speak only Nigerian Pidgin? You may be in luck.

    The Department for Work and Pensions has hired a translator who speaks Pidgin, a variant of English, despite only 2 per cent of Nigerians using the dialect.


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1sVfqpEhF
    http://www.filipinouk.com/forum/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=870&dateline=1270312908


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    It amazes me how these people pass the English test & life in the uk test




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    this makes a mockery of the english tests and integration


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevie c View Post
    It amazes me how these people pass the English test & life in the uk test
    whats the point of the test if they cant read or speak English at a basic level to claim benefits, and what happened to 'no recourse to public funds' again the British taxpayer is paying for the Europeans, so they can claim benefits using forms translated in their own language
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    More taxpayers money down the pan


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    And people wonder why I am furious.


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    Quote Originally Posted by andy222 View Post
    And people wonder why I am furious.
    Councils spend £14 million a year on interpreters for scumbags so I guess one extra interpreter on the payroll is small beer

    http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...n-interpreters


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    Pidgin

    My previous employer hired a Nigerian (cheaper labour pool) who spoke reasonable english. However he was on his mobile to his mate one day and was speaking in an uninteligible tongue. When prompted, later explained it was Nigerian Pidjin.


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    'I wan go job but I no well'...sorry cant help but laugh!!...ripping off my brain and tax i pay
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    police officer: do u speak english?
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