Gratuitous English/Analysis: Difference between revisions

* Germany has [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Denglisch |Denglish]] (Deutsch + English), German with English words mixed in between; "I ride my mountain bike", for example, becomes "Ich fahre mit meinem Mountainbike".

* China has [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Chinglish |Chinglish]], English spoken by Chinese people with limited knowledge of English.

* Sweden has [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Swenglish |Swenglish]].

* In Korea it's referred to as [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Konglish |Konglish]].

* The Philippines has [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Taglish |Taglish]] (Tagalog/English) and use of other major dialects sprinkled with English. Not surprising given that the Filipinos were under American rule for a few decades, AND English is their other official language (aside, of course, from Filipino).

* Mexico has it too, where it's widely used in advertising and in youth slang (words like "cool", "fresh", "fashion" and "nice" are common among preppy youths), and is also part of [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Spanglish |Spanglish]], a mixture of English and Spanish spoken in the northernmost states and within Hispanic communities in the USA.

* South India has [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Tanglish |Tanglish]], which is a mixture of [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Tamil |Tamil]] and English. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR12Z8f1Dh8&feature=share Why This Kolaveri Di] is perhaps the most popular, though extreme, example of this.

* In France, [[Gratuitous English]] is so common that there are [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubon_Law:Toubon Law|laws]] against using English when French will do.