Hello all, As some of you have noticed, there has not been many new posts on this blog, the UGLY Chinese Canadian. What initially started out as an outlet for me to vent, slowly evolved into an assortment of odd news pieces and material shared from a number of people – artists, writers, activists and politicos. I ...
… “If I could say a few words, I’d be a better public speaker.” —Homer Simpson We’ve always loved the magic of language on our blog. It’s something many of our word challenged Chinese-Canadian flavoured politicians should figure out. The choice of words, the ability to create new meaning by shuffling words and sentences around… and the innocence of spelling ...
I love the Engrish language! What? You don’t know what “Engrish” is? Engrish and its variant, Chinglish, refers to non-standard variations of English used in China, Japan, and other East Asian countries. Engrish was frequently found in many early Japan-produced video games due to poor translation, and now Engrish signage may be found throughout China. And ...