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To: blam
"Chinglish"??

The official moniker was coined years ago. It is called "Engrish".

14 posted on 03/19/2008 5:15:04 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Great spirits will always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Engrish I believe originated in the 80's when everyone thought that Japan was on its way to owning the whole world. As such, it mostly applied to Japanese mis-use of the language, I'm not surprised that China wants to refresh the term to better fit its conceits.
30 posted on 03/19/2008 6:09:21 PM PDT by eclecticEel (oh well, Hunter 2012 anyone?)
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