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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 5:07 pm
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Happens all the time when I go to Hawaii to visit the relatives. After a couple days immersed in Pidgin', I find myself naturally following the local inflections. So much so, that I sometimes get mistaken for "kama'aina." The first few days after I return to the mainland, the inflections are still in my voice until family and friends point it out to me. Funny thing is, I sound really dorky when I consciously demonstrate Pidgin to friends/colleagues in discussions about vacationing in Hawaii.
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