Dunglish

Today, we also have a badly written article in Dunglish by De Pers.

The learner’s English short sentences lacking subordinate clauses, the double negatives, the nonsense and the clichés. Barf. The sarcastic tone doesn’t work in English at all.

To the author of this pathetic piece of journalism: Don’t write in English if you can’t (and you can’t) and move if you don’t like it here — that’s what they tell us immigrants and expats all the time.

(Tip: Yelda, Link: De Pers)

Yes, we know what they are trying to say, but in the words of Kees who submitted this, “Fairly standard Dunglish, but it did make me smile.”

I am surprised at the quality considering you’re supposed to be able to communicate in Dutch and English to work at this big bank.

I’d have left the Dunglish out altogether, as chances are the banking software is in Dutch. The question “Do you like to use” tells me someone doesn’t understand English passively. And trading in your ID in any language is scary, and the Comic Sans font doesn’t help, either.

(Photo: Kees)