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Offline enslaved1

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BBC in Pidgin
« on: June 01, 2021, 01:03:15 PM »
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin

Yes this is real.  And hilarious.   :lmao:

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Re: BBC in Pidgin
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2021, 01:59:31 PM »
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Re: BBC in Pidgin
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2021, 07:53:13 PM »
 :lmao:


Not exactly pidgin, but funny.*


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Re: BBC in Pidgin
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2021, 10:26:14 PM »
To be honest it's not the first time the BBC has had problems with other languages.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0m4rcx0of4
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Re: BBC in Pidgin
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2021, 06:14:22 PM »
Quote from: Zathras on July 02, 2021, 10:26:14 PM
To be honest it's not the first time the BBC has had problems with other languages.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0m4rcx0of4

I remember that one well! It's a keeper!  :rotf:
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Re: BBC in Pidgin
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2021, 11:21:32 AM »
Even the cookie notification is in pidgin!

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