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- proper noun sometimes pejorative
Ungrammatical , unorthographical ornonsensical English found inEast Asia , especiallyJapan .
Etymologies
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Examples
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What Engrish is to international communication, this is to genre crossovers.
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The Engrish is silly, the game is bizarre, but hey.
Archive 2008-02-01 SVGL 2008
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Now, the Engrish is fun enough ( "Run quickly when on the iong bridge with loosing planks!"), but surely cultural differences cannot explain why a toddlers 'play railway needs a logo with dripping blood.
Boing Boing 2007
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Engrish is many orient/asian types that butcher English.
Chinglish 2006
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At the end of the semester as he handed out evaluation forms, he proclaimed to the class in pidgin Engrish, I know you all hate me.
My favorite student email of all time. Angry Professor 2008
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I hear Village People music … posted on 29 Apr 2005 in Engrish from Other Countries
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Oh Sue … posted on 5 Oct 2005 in Engrish from Other Countries
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Anyone for Mushrooms? posted on 31 Oct 2005 in Engrish from Other Countries
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Taste Food! posted on 5 May 2005 in Engrish from Other Countries
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Oh my! posted on 20 Dec 2005 in Engrish from Other Countries
Oh my! | Engrish.com 2005
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