Hi,
in the German language, we have a lot of words sounding English, but if you consider the meaning, they are not English, they are a kind of pseudo-Anglicism.
Examples:
Handy = Mobile Phone.
Posting = post (in forums, as noun) (I just heared, that "posting" exists in the English language in this sense)
Is this phenomenon also common in other languages?
Do the words exist in English with this meaning at least in some areas?
Best regards
Bernd
in the German language, we have a lot of words sounding English, but if you consider the meaning, they are not English, they are a kind of pseudo-Anglicism.
Examples:
Handy = Mobile Phone.
Posting = post (in forums, as noun) (I just heared, that "posting" exists in the English language in this sense)
Is this phenomenon also common in other languages?
Do the words exist in English with this meaning at least in some areas?
Best regards
Bernd