John Kettler Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Today, while checking out Quartz News on FB, I found an intriguing article on a subject of which I knew zero: pseudo-anglicisms. There are foreign words which sound English yet are not. A useful read if you're a student of the English language. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20161014-the-foreign-words-that-seem-like-english-but-arent Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) It's a little like Spanglish, which I find comically beautiful. Michael Edited December 24, 2016 by Michael Emrys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) Michael Emrys, You don't say? Here's what you get when a Trinidadian and a Puerto Rican, neither of whom speaks English, bring a daughter into the world and she grows up on the streets in the Bronx. Fran Drescher's off putting Flatbush in Queens voice is my gold standard for tough on the ears, but this one practically sent me into orbit when I heard it. Didn't post the video because she's more than a bit colorful in her expression! This girl's her own subculture. Regards, John Kettler Edited December 25, 2016 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Well, I could add the German "handy" for "mobile" or "beamer" for "data projector". But it works the way, too. I once was in a Pizzeria with an US guy. He ordered his pizza without "pepperoni". Well, he got it without peppers, but, much to his dis-like, with loads of hot Italian salami. ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 StieliAlpha, The pizzeria needs to do some staff training, methinks, since someone clearly didn't understand the difference between pepperoncini and pepperoni. Interestingly, my favorite pizzeria makes everything from scratch, is run by some nice people from Lebanon. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 12 hours ago, John Kettler said: StieliAlpha, The pizzeria needs to do some staff training, methinks, since someone clearly didn't understand the difference between pepperoncini and pepperoni. Interestingly, my favorite pizzeria makes everything from scratch, is run by some nice people from Lebanon. Regards, John Kettler The story is so old, I don't think it exists anymore. Anyway, was not a good Pizza place, indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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