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UH group: Respect pidgin in schools
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Lee Tonouchi -- writer, community college English instructor and devout pidgin English speaker -- finds it curious that Gov. Ben Cayetano would criticize the use of pidgin in education while acknowledging that he speaks pidgin from time to time.
"So if I talk pidgin, I can aspire to be da govenah," Tonouchi said.
Cayetano, in remarks to reporters earlier this week, decried the use of pidgin English in the classroom. His comments came on the heels of Department of Education officials pointing to pidgin as a possible reason for Hawaii students scoring low in a national writing test.
"The only ...
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