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mogui · 06-22-2007, 12:19 AM

Chinglish is a naturally occurring language intermediate between Chinese and English. Chinese learners of English speak it until the absorb more English culture. It is the grammatical filter of Chinese, plus common ways of expressing ideas in Chinese, all translated verbatim into English. It is quite charming.

And finally, enumerating the social risks to travelers in China, this T-shirt.

06-22-2007, 12:19 AM	#81
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	We love Chinglish Chinglish is a naturally occurring language intermediate between Chinese and English. Chinese learners of English speak it until the absorb more English culture. It is the grammatical filter of Chinese, plus common ways of expressing ideas in Chinese, all translated verbatim into English. It is quite charming. And finally, enumerating the social risks to travelers in China, this T-shirt. Last edited by mogui; 06-22-2007 at 12:22 AM.