You have to speak and spell the way people talk in that region to get the point across. That's sometimes the best way to communicate.

We have a gal here on Kauai who is getting her point across by saying "Brah, be akamai" and "As soon as you might be exposed, isolate your damn self!” She uses a lot of local terminology and expressions to be able to get her point across to her intended audience.

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Last night, a younger customer showed me a text message that had the word 'enligthen' in it. He asked me how to pronounce it, and what it meant... Sometimes I am sorry I forget to bring a hammer to work.

Because corn teening yourself in public could get you arrested.

That usually makes me feel better...