We may want to ignore sheng but not so for marketers, media, script writers..... Think of most recent successful branding/marketing campaigns,local programmes...sheng carries the day! <br>Language is always evolving, and sheng quite fast because of the media available to disseminate it. <br>
Outside the box, sheng has its place and although it may not find its way in the conventional way, it is getting there. <br>BTW, check out <a href="http://sheng.co.ke">sheng.co.ke</a> , quite a collection of words!<br><br>
rgds,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/2/27 robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>You definitely do not speak Sheng, the dictionary does not even have a common word like "Sonko", this one must be developed for tourists who might just get themselves beaten to a pulp if they use those words in some neighbourhoods.</span></div>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Have a safe week, speak Kiswahili Sanifu.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Regards</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>PS. Verdict: Sheng is as dead as a dodo (too bad for Tuju with his POA Party)</span></div>
<div class="im"><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br></div></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br> <div> <div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif">
<div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> lordmwesh <<a href="mailto:lordmwesh@gmail.com" target="_blank">lordmwesh@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a> <br>
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<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] The Sheng Question<br> </div></font> </div><div><div></div><div class="h5"> <br><div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shengdictionary.com/" target="_blank">http://shengdictionary.com/</a><br>
<br><div>On 27 February 2012 14:02, robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Hi All,</span></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span><br></span></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>I believe that if we are serious about turning sheng into a formal language then we need a site like </span><a rel="nofollow" title="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squick" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squick" target="_blank">http://www.urbandictionary.com/</a> if we are to harmonise across the country or region.</div>
<div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><font>As I keep repeating, annoyingly, I grew up in eastlands (mimi sio mbabi) and one thing I know is that sheng is
not homogeneous beyond 100 meters of where you are standing.</font></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regards</div>
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