Talk:Engrish
- Note: the below discussion was moved from the Wiktionary:Tea room.
In case you haven't heard of it, Engrish refers to the wonderful "dialect" of English spoken in Japan. I recently got my hands on a whole treasure-trove of Engrish. Behold as English words assume strange and wondrous formations we never realized possible!
Hope you enjoy :) Language Lover 05:27, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- If you like that then check out Wikipedia and YouTube for Keitai Denjuu Telefang, better known as the (FAKE) Pokemon Diamond for GBC.50 Xylophone Players talk 21:34, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
- If that qualifies then here's a sample:
Apparently said by some sort of "boss" character before you battle him "I'll use the power to let you shut up!" XD Funny, don't you think? 50 Xylophone Players talk 16:22, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Not necessarily pejorative
[edit]Everyone I know uses "engrish" affectionately, not pejoratively.--Tyranny Sue 07:45, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
- A Japanese young woman I know couldn't stop laughing when I explained the word to her. She found it very amusing. --Anatoli 05:43, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Quote does not fit.
[edit]The quotation on this page is about an Asian person who wants to learn English, not about "nonsensical English". I'll remove that quote when I have the time. Three citations, for all senses. (talk) 18:29, 20 January 2023 (UTC)