Engrish
Meanings
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- Ungrammatical, unorthographical or nonsensical English of the kind found in East Asia, notably in Japan.
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Etymology
From the mispronunciation of the word English common to Japanese speakers, who have difficulty distinguishing "L" and "R" sounds. The Japanese transliteration of the word "English", イングリッシュ (Ingurisshu) is often used for teaching purposes. In that word, /ɾ/ (romanised as "r") is pronounced instead of the English /l/.
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