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>I missed the whole story, since I don't read long threads <g>

Strange, as it's about people who speak pidgin English {gdr}

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>Ok, just to suggest something: Read Isaac Bashevis-Singer (?) story "Mazel and Shlimazel". It's a children's story.

Thanks. If I come across it!

PS I entertained your compatriot, Nick, on Saturday. He broke his journey to Cairo in London, and took the train down to Brighton, where we spent a pleasant afternoon. Nice at last to meet one of the faces from the UT.