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Trevor @ Sunday January 28th 2007 19:54

The Moroccan Report has a fine example of the increasing global use in advertising of Angloisms by and for those whose understanding of its nuances is limited. Since half the population still can’t read, maybe it doesn’t matter.


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  1. Aidan Kehoe
    January 28th 2007 20:37

    I find that easier to understand than much of the Scheinanglizismen, from a language community with universal literacy, a careful attention to detail in other fields, and what, though not to the level of Denmark or the Netherlands, qualifies as a decent collective command of English.

  2. Trevor ap Simon
    January 28th 2007 20:51

    Oh dear: I rather wish there were more of those…

  3. Jill
    January 29th 2007 16:06

    Thanks for the link – shocking how many people came to my blog from it this morning!

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