Friday, April 5, 2013

wasei eigo

Click the picture above for an interesting article about Japanese English.

2 comments:

  1. Most of people in Japan haven't referred to the English air conditioner as "Cooler" recently. They refer to it as "aircon".
    I prefer to say "Fried potato" than "Potato fry", but usually refer to it as just "Potato".
    "Decoration cake" is also a little old word in Japan. All cakes in a showcase are fancy enough today!

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  2. I'm surprised they didn't mention the
    stove / heater / gas-コロ / stove conundrum.
    :P

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