A Collection of Texts in Pseudo-English

What follows is a collection of texts intended to illustrate the language in more natural and extended use than the glossed examples found in the grammar.

The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9)

Haved the aul hyoomenez inserfis the hoal erth wun langgwij end wun dyelekt. Jernyed thai infrom the eest, end fynded thai e wyd plain insyd e land, thus dweled thai thair. Saied thai brikezoom wee goa maik yes end brikezoom wee goa bern yes thurelee. Haved thai brik perp stoan, end haved thai slym perp maurter.

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

A Creation Myth

Naut rezembel wee uther hyoomenez. Shaiped fyt end tym thai the langgwijez. Kopyed thai mamelezee end berdezee the soundez. But eryzed the ingglish, that bee wee the langgwij, insyd e difrent maner. Epeered hee hoal end perfikt insyd e singgel breth. Naut ivolved wee the langgwij, kreeaited hee.

We are not like other people. Their languages were shaped by struggle and time. They copied the sounds of beasts and birds, and they learned to speak like that. But our language arose in a different way. It was born whole and perfect in a single breath. Our language did not evolve; it was created.

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