The Land of the Pigtail : Its People And Customs : From a Boy's Point of View
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matter, Jolin had the advantage ; for he was able to _ jerk in a few English words, which he imagined must settle the bargain. ' Cheap-ee,' and ' number one,' meaning first-class, were words constantly used. We often had lots of things we did not want, but THE PROVISION-SELLER.
which we got saddled with in consequence of John accepting our offer, which we had fixed so far below what he had asked that we felt sure he would never take it.
CONCEKNING EATING. 69 " I may say here that the Chinese at... CaEiton are most anxious to pick up an English lingo, and to show it off whenever they can. Canton English is made by add- ing final vowels to every word where possible : thus ' talk-ee,' for speak, ' pieceey,' for piece ; sometimes by making a jumble of a word from the French, as ' sayey,' for knew. But the English word most used is ' pigeon,' which is employed for business, or trans- actions in their most extended sense.
" I was never fortunate in meeting any Chinamen who knew much English, but I have been told that when they are constantly in company with Englishmen they pick it up very quickly.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
matter, Jolin had the advantage ; for he was able to _ jerk in a few English words, which he imagined must settle the bargain. ' Cheap-ee,' and ' number one,' meaning first-class, were words constantly used. We often had lots of things we did not want, but THE PROVISION-SELLER.
which we got saddled with in consequence of John accepting our offer, which we had fixed so far below what he had asked that we felt sure he would never take it.
CONCEKNING EATING. 69 " I may say here that the Chinese at... CaEiton are most anxious to pick up an English lingo, and to show it off whenever they can. Canton English is made by add- ing final vowels to every word where possible : thus ' talk-ee,' for speak, ' pieceey,' for piece ; sometimes by making a jumble of a word from the French, as ' sayey,' for knew. But the English word most used is ' pigeon,' which is employed for business, or trans- actions in their most extended sense.
" I was never fortunate in meeting any Chinamen who knew much English, but I have been told that when they are constantly in company with Englishmen they pick it up very quickly.
What to read after The Land of the Pigtail : Its People And Customs : From a Boy's Point of View?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Benjamin Clarke to read onlineMoreLess
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