Talk:Malawian English

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"in international schools in Malawi ... English is the language students are taught in, and do not learn Chichewa at all, as it is regarded as a useless language."

Is there a reference on this? Who regards it as useless? Is that an official point of view of the schools? If not, this looks like weasel wording.

"Malawian English has a slight tinge of non-lingustic expressions that are still used, such as "eesh!", an exclamation meaning "oh my!""

What does "non-linguistic expressions" mean here? Is this a claim that "eesh" is not used as a word or other linguistic expression, even though it is part of Malawian English? Since I'm having a bit of trouble comprehending this, please link to an article on the phenomenon if it exists, if not, this needs rewording. --Kiwibird 15:01, 14 May 2007 (UTC)