CHINGLISH, SINGLISH, SPANGLISH….
Funny. While JAPLISH continues to flourish on t-shirts, bags, buildings, and stationery, (Eddie has a tote bag with the image of two cartoon characters and title: “LET’S AND GO!”), looks like CHINGLISH often gets used more in the context of serious instuctional language (or bootleg merchandise..?)
Article: Beijing seeks to root out ‘Chinglish’
Beijing has also launched campaigns for its citizens to learn English, as well as requiring taxi drivers to pass English tests or lose their licences ahead of the games. The signs use incorrect English or mix Chinese and English in a funny manner, often leading to confusion among foreigners, the official Xinhua news agency said. “The misinformation has become a headache for foreigners,” said Xu Qiang, a spokesman for a municipal committee in charge of promoting English learning in Beijing. (read entire article)
And then there is SINGLISH (Singaporean English) – which is also spoken in Malaysia and is a colloquial blend of the Malay and English languages. e.g., “That noodle soup was shiok!” = “That noodle soup was fantastic!”. Read the article on what the Singaporean govt’s approach to Singlish. (In Malaysia, they call it MANGLISH & here’s a story…)
And while we’re on the topic of different mutations of ‘English’. There’s Deborah Kong’s famous article on SPANGLISH - a topic of controversy amongst Latin-Americans right now. Some Latinos say this is just normal for people who have to straddle two linguistic cultures in their daily lives; therefore Spanglish represents a unique cultural point-of-identification. Ethnic pride.
”This is the way that young Latino kids speak,” said Donna Friedman, the Kids WB! executive vice president. (re: ¡Mucha Lucha!)
Then there are the academics who aren’t too happy about Spanglish become a mainstream language – this is perceived as a danger to Hispanic cultural advancement.
I am all for hybrid languages if they encourage people to broaden their linguistic horizons and let us learn about different cultures… As in the case of ¡Mucha Lucha!, in our interview with Urban Latino magazine… it would be great if kids were inspired to learn/speak Spanish through being introduced to Spanglish. - Lili
We avoided the Star Wars section, but managed to check out Mod to Memphis (60′s interior design) and some very old skool computers in the Technology section. 
It’s not just a tissue you always use. Ultra cute character 
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