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Old 10th March 2004, 04:33 PM
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singing in english great.................... if you pronounce it right.
I disagree... I think if I was a singer and inserted Japanese into my lyrics I know I'd have a strong accent, but I'd still like to have the chance. I think Engrish sounds cool. But that's just me the language lover, I think it's a funky phenomenon.... Western songs often have French lyrics, and I know Spanish music with English inserted into it. I like how it sounds foreign and different... maybe not correct, but the effect is still there. I think if we only used English correctly or not at all, than learning it as a second language would be near impossible, and I'd be out of a job I find Engrish cute... and if not cute, definitly funny.
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