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    Tomo‏ @tomoakiyama 27 Mar 2013

    "Engrish" speakers deserve more respect than Anglophones who laugh at Engrish but learn no foreign language.

    12:48 AM - 27 Mar 2013
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      2. roque sullivan (ロク)‏ @roquesullivan 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        @tomoakiyama True. But if someone tries to make money off English (T-shirt, menu, sign etc.) and won't even use a dictionary, no respect.

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      3. Tomo‏ @tomoakiyama 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @roquesullivan

        @roquesullivan I actually agree! Engrish for purely decorative (not communicative) purpose isn't cool at all.

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      2. きゃと‏ @catcat_sama 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        @tomoakiyama あっ これさっき少し似たようなこと思ったよ! engrishもバカにされるけど変な漢字書いたキャップを誇らしげにかぶってる外人もいるし、エキゾチズムってネイティブから見たらきっとどれも滑稽だよね。

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      3. Tomo‏ @tomoakiyama 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @catcat_sama

        @catcat_sama 純粋な装飾目的の外国語テキストはどこかでカッコ悪いことになるから、やめたほうがいいよね・・・

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      2. Péter (ペーテル)‏ @pebrb 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        @tomoakiyama As a non-native English speaker I agree. Still I had fun when the flight attender said "Have a good fright" but I didn't laugh.

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      3. Tomo‏ @tomoakiyama 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @pebrb

        @pebrb That's actually funny... in fact, Engrish is hilarious!

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      2. Thomas Moffatt‏ @thomasmoffatt 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        @tomoakiyama Do native English speakers laugh at you often when you talk? If they do, do you then ask whether they can speak a 2nd language?

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      3. Tomo‏ @tomoakiyama 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @thomasmoffatt

        @thomasmoffatt I actually find Engrish quite hilarious. And I have the right to laugh at it!

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      2. Sophie Knight‏ @Kishakishi 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        Too right. RT @tomoakiyama: "Engrish" speakers deserve more respect than Anglophones who laugh at Engrish but learn no foreign language.

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      1. Expanding Brain Macron‏ @Brett_Fujioka 27 Mar 2013
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        RT“@tomoakiyama: "Engrish" speakers deserve more respect than Anglophones who laugh at Engrish but learn no foreign language.”

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      1. Elliot@LocalizationHellScape‏ @RyougaSaotome 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        @tomoakiyama For sure. And the opposite is also true too. It makes me sad when I see TV shows make fun of foreigners speaking JP. =(

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      1. James Charlton  🍂‏ @famicomplicated 27 Mar 2013
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        @tomoakiyama でしょうね

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      1. Gaipan‏ @gaijinpanic 27 Mar 2013
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        @tomoakiyama 100% agree!

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      1. Barrett‏ @barrettish_ 27 Mar 2013
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        +1 or not try RT “@tomoakiyama: "Engrish" speakers deserve more respect than Anglophones who laugh at Engrish but learn no foreign language”

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      1. Ramata (ラマタ)‏ @NihonInLondon 27 Mar 2013
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        “@tomoakiyama: "Engrish" speakers deserve more respect than Anglophones who laugh at Engrish but learn no foreign language.” 同感!

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      1. Thomas Moffatt‏ @thomasmoffatt 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        @tomoakiyama I imagine the sentiment is the same with any language, not just English.

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      1. Thomas Moffatt‏ @thomasmoffatt 27 Mar 2013
        Replying to @tomoakiyama

        @tomoakiyama Agree with the sentiment though.

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      1. DianaMollyana‏ @DianaMollyana 27 Mar 2013
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        @tomoakiyama agreed. i am a non-native english speaker trying to make an effort in speaking the right way

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