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Thesaurus: pseudo-English
pseudo-English (uncountable) (linguistics) Lexical borrowings from English that do not correspond directly to English word usage. (computing) A structured artificial language that uses English words in order to be more u…
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- pseudo-word/english">English (uncountable) (word/linguistics">linguistics) Lexical borrowings from English that do not correspond directly to English word usage. (computing) A structured artificial language that uses English words in order to be more user friendly. Nonsense text or speech that resembles English in some way. (pejorative) English-language jargon or dialect that does not reflect the way most people speak. pseudo-English (comparative more pseudo-English, superlative most pseudo-English) In a style or manner that imitates the way things are done in England. Imitating the English language.