Gratuitous English/Newspaper Comics

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Examples of Gratuitous English in Newspaper Comics include:

  • A French translation of a Peanuts comic strip once had Linus Van Pelt, after speaking in perfect French, refer to his blanket-hating, caffeine-addicted grandmother as "Granny." Pretty jolting, especially since the French almost certainly have a pet name of their own for their grandmothers.
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