Meaning of Tarzan English | Babel Free

Definitions

Tarzanese

uncountable

Examples

“This book, written in Tarzan English, is so vivid and moving that the reader is compelled to live each and every page in spite of himself.”

“After the trial was over Mr. Silvester sent to the War Office a letter which had been posted to him from Berhn, written in Tarzan English and signed Elsa Schutz.”

“In an effort to communicate with newcomers who understand and speak little English, we sometimes use "Tarzan English," that is, we chop our sentences short, in an effort to be understood.”

“P.S. Sorry for my tarzan english, not a native speaker.”

“Terms like Tarzan English have been used to describe how some immigrant children communicate with English-speaking people. This form of communication consists of talking in a broken manner while mixing English and Spanish (e.g., phrases like "Me no speak English.").”

“In the smallish Thai city where I live, most ex-pats, foreigners or Farangs put little stock in learning Thai. The demographic is generally older, retired, western men who are generally married to middle-aged Thai women and communicate in Thainglish or Tarzan English as my little group of friends like to call it.”

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