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I Once Lived in Welkom: Shorts and Jokes

Author Leo Breedt SNR, Mark E Holden
Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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ISBN / ASIN1484803957
ISBN-139781484803950
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Sales Rank4,417,867
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

Description

In the Free State of South Africa there is a gold mining city named Welkom (Welcome). The people who live there have developed their own culture, with this has developed a unique use of English, a way of communicating that is only heard amongst the 'Welkomites' This book is a collection of tales and jokes as told by these people in their own unique language. As you delve into this book your eyes will be opened to a culture unique to the Free State Gold Fields.