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English is often called the world’s lingua franca. About this, there is little dispute. However, what about the term lingua franca? It means the “Frankish language,” but how did it come to be known so well as an expression in English? The language is full of interesting idioms and expressions and idioms often have fascinating stories behind them.
“Pidgin English” is one such expression. If you ask a native English speaker what this means, he or she will likely explain the meaning correctly: broken, or badly spoken, English. If you ask why people use this expression, they might explain it in this way: “Pigeons are not very clever birds, so it means someone whose English is not beyond the level of a simple bird.”
However, this is not correct at all. During the period of the Opium Wars,1839-60, Portuguese, British, and Dutch traders went to China in large numbers to do business. They created a simplified from of English that could be used to do business. “Business English” often sounded like “pidgin English” when spoken with an accent, so this name stuck.
“Flea market” is another interesting expression. Most people think that this word comes from the old goods that are often sold at such markets. Because they are old and possibly dirty, they might be full of fleas. Fleas are associated with dirty things. People used to think that those selling goods at such markets looked dirty, too. They might have been carrying fleas, which could have been a cause for the name.
