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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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Comments

1. Aidan Kehoe sez:
   28 January 2007 at 8:37 PM

   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 sez:
   28 January 2007 at 8:51 PM

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

3. Jill sez:
   29 January 2007 at 4:06 PM

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

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