<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">L O W L A N D S - L - 07 January 2008 - Volume 10
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<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe"><span class="EP8xU" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">
<a href="mailto:foga0301@stcloudstate.edu">foga0301@stcloudstate.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="HcCDpe">LL-L "Idiomatica"<br><br></span><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" id="1emc" class="ArwC7c ckChnd">
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<p><i><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Elsie wrote</span></u></i><i><u><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></u></i></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I've heard the 'hey, yo,
whassup' in the US but am perturbed to read on the SABC TV announcements the
supposedly catchy line "Msanzi fo sho" (South for sure) …Is
this kind of shoddy language usage happening elsewhere in public broadcasting?
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<i><u>Reinhard wrote</u></i>: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Remember: all of the above is within the contexts of the United
States of America. In other words, standards are changing, and vulgarity gets
washed out of expression. I'm pretty sure that for instance "guy,"
"Bye!" and "Hi!" were once considered vulgar and offensive.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span><br>
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</span><span>A cordial welcome to
all you all,<br>
It seems that African Muslims learning English are
struggling with their identity everywhere, not just in the US. I teach ESL to Somali
grade school boys, some of whom frequently get into fights over misplaced
confusing matters of honor. Their lives are scrambled, and it's hard to
find stable roots, reasons to be good. They for sure don't want to sound
Christian, but our language is saturated with it. Sometimes the <i>rhythm</i>
of speaking calms them down, changes the channel. It's a big part
of <i>Hip-Hop culture</i> around the world. </span></p>
<p><span>For
example, try reading this rap text orally as a poem—listen to it. The
misspellings have a purpose here. Adapting English to convey Muslim sentiments
is not something that native English speakers could ever do with authority. But
do we have a right to interfere? This poem comes from a UK website. Other
poems on this site call for chastity before marriage, respect for women, etc. I
use it to help teach English at my school because it helps my students believe
in their own dignity.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);">2 u from me...</span></strong><b><span style="color: rgb(192, 80, 77);"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(192, 80, 77);">Submitted by seeker!!!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(192, 80, 77);">Open ur eyez, take a look @ our condition<br>
We?ve lost sight of our goal,our purpose, our mission<br>
We sin so much, itz becum a tradition<br>
Werz our repentance, werz our submission?<br>
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Hey fellow muslimz, I no it getz tough<br>
N u wanna giv up coz uv?e had enuf<br>
But rememba ALLAH wen tymz r rough<br>
U?ll gain strength, trus me, this aint no bluf</span></p>
<p> <span>Luego,</span></p>
<p><span>Gael</span></p>
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