They found the natives speaking a pidgin English largely made up of English words whith they had learned from mariners, and instead of making the natives learn pidgin German they learned the natives' pidgin English.
I ask the native-speaking owner or chef to write on a business card something like, "Do not serve me any foods containing walnuts, pecans, cashews, filberts, etc".
And the natives speak with a distinct accent and vocabulary, known as Pittsburghese, that is neither Midwest nor East Coast.
In particular, the patron took issue with illustrations that she felt had the Africans "looking like monkeys," but other elements of the book have also drawn criticism over the years -- from the broken French that the natives speak to their general simple-mindedness.
The natives spoke a pure Mandarin and almost no one spoke English.
As a writer, actor, and founding member of the Wooster Group, the Rhode Island native spoke about child-rearing, marriage, and existential concerns with (alternately) cutting charm, a laid-back demeanor, and deadpan fear.
The South Carolina native spoke candidly and at times humorously about the U.S. economy, her career, the challenges professional women face and how she coped after leaving Citigroup.
The Montreal native speaks fluent French and wears all black, all the time.
It's the appetizers — fairly uncomplicated food — that are memorable, perhaps because Azúcar began in 1994 as a Cuban sandwich and milkshake shop in Edgewater, according to Mr. Vazquez, a Cuban native, speaking on the phone after my visits.
The translation from English into Danish was performed by two of the native-speaking Danish investigators (PW and HG).
