The following is true. A local tradesman fairly regularly visits London for the purpose of selling goods in famed Petticoat Lane. In fact it pays him to ship his articles over from here and to fly across and do his own selling - with the assistance of an agent. One Sunday, just to add colour to the proceeding, this live-wire gentleman put on an old hat and coat and gave a racy description of his goods in Jersey-French to the big crowd surrounding his stall, "Who is this fellow?" asked one interested onlooker "Why, he's a Hungarian refugee," answered our friend's agent, "talking his own lingo." 'Well I will buy some of his goods" replied the onlooker, much impressed, "we must help them along," The news got around and a roaring trade was done, all to help the "Hungarian refugee."
Jersey Evening Post 8/6/2007
L'Office du Jèrriais is the office that delivers the States of Jersey's commitment to the preservation and promotion of the Jersey language. Based at Highlands College, Tony Scott Warren, Geraint Jennings and Colin Ireson co-ordinate the teaching programme for Jèrriais in primary and secondary schools and for adults around the Island, and are also on hand to help States departments, businesses and the general public with enquiries about Jèrriais.
The team can offer: advice on slogans and phrases for documents, posters and websites; translations and explanations; help with drawing up departmental language policies; and all things Jèrriais. Among resources available is a Jèrriais spell-checker for help with Jèrriais in Word documents, as well as a range of publications from dictionaries to CD-ROMs. Changing States magazine
(JEP = Jersey Evening Post)
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