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    ‘Franglais’ (French-English), ’Denglish’ (German-English) and ‘Spanglish’ (Spanish-English) are well known terms, but is there a similar word for Italian-English?

    Question #99823. Asked by author. (Sep 30 08 8:12 PM)


    edmund80

    		Itanglish.

    http://www.northendboston.com/itanglish_new.html

    Sep 30 08, 9:46 PM
    author

    		This Wiki list says Italish. Maybe that is wrong?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_the_English_language

    Oct 01 08, 8:21 AM
    edmund80

    		I think they could be both right. For instance, in French, the cross-over with English is sometimes known as Franglais, sometimes "Frenglish".
    As for Itanglish or Italish, I have also heard of "Engliano".

    http://www.irepp.com/frenglish-dictionnary-frenglish-french-article00146.html
    http://www.oculus.it/wiki/index.php/Engliano

    Oct 01 08, 2:26 PM

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