Engrish refers to the poor-quality English that is often found in Asian countries. While the term may refer to spoken English, it is more often used to describe written English, for which problems are easier to identify and record. Engrish has been found on anything from badly translated signs, menus, and instruction manuals to bizarrely worded advertisements to strange t-shirt slogans. Usage of the terms may range from humorous to the slightly pejorative. Country-specific terms, such as Japlish or Janglish for Japan and Chinglish for China also exist, although these are usually more derogatory.
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