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Doing Biz Abroad | business in the global marketplace

January 16th, 2008

Denglish, Chinglish, Hinglish and Singlish

Living and working in a foreign country has increased my English vocabulary with words described as “Denglish” - a mix between German (deutsch) and English. Two of the most pervasive Denglish terms in my life are “handy” (it’s a noun, not an adjective, meaning “cell phone”) and “beamer” (meaning “projector” as in the thing you […]

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