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 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? - Old Sock
Looking at replacement tyres the other day, I phoned a couple of local tyre depots.

On being quoted for a pair of 'Mitcherlins', it made me wonder when it is 'correct' to pronounce foreign words in their native form - or to anglicise them as mentioned before.

Would you say a restaurant was 'Mitcherlin-starred' or 'Meeshlan-starred' (or just 'posh'!)?

Would you ever enquire after a 'pair of Meeshlans' from a tyre place?

Mind you, even Nestlé's Milky Bar has changed over the years from 'Nessles' to 'Nestlays' !

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Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 22 Sep 10 at 12:41
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 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Old Sock 22 Sep 10 11:00
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Armel Coussine 22 Sep 10 11:05
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new BiggerBadderDave 22 Sep 10 12:06
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Armel Coussine 22 Sep 10 13:26
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Mike Hannon 22 Sep 10 11:07
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Crankcase 22 Sep 10 12:02
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Bromptonaut 22 Sep 10 12:27
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new TheManWithNoName 22 Sep 10 13:16
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new Cliff Pope 22 Sep 10 13:33
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new WillDeBeest 22 Sep 10 13:45
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wor.. new Tooslow 22 Sep 10 17:06
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new WillDeBeest 22 Sep 10 17:26
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new Tooslow 22 Sep 10 18:24
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Iffy 22 Sep 10 17:29
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new L'escargot 23 Sep 10 08:04
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign .. new Fenlander 23 Sep 10 08:12
 When do you 'anglicise' foreig.. new Zero 23 Sep 10 08:51
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign .. new Iffy 23 Sep 10 09:05
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Perky Penguin 22 Sep 10 18:07
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Bagpuss 22 Sep 10 18:21
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new Perky Penguin 22 Sep 10 18:34
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign .. new Crankcase 22 Sep 10 18:37
 When do you 'anglicise' foreig.. new Cliff Pope 23 Sep 10 08:27
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new smokie 22 Sep 10 19:55
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign .. new Bagpuss 22 Sep 10 20:23
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new L'escargot 23 Sep 10 08:07
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Crankcase 23 Sep 10 09:10
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new Chris S 23 Sep 10 12:15
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wor.. new Armel Coussine 23 Sep 10 12:24
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Zero 23 Sep 10 12:33
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new BiggerBadderDave 23 Sep 10 12:41
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign .. new Old Sock 23 Sep 10 13:05
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new DP 23 Sep 10 12:57
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new AnotherJohnH 23 Sep 10 13:16
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign .. new DP 23 Sep 10 13:28
 When do you 'anglicise' foreig.. new Armel Coussine 23 Sep 10 18:54
 When do you 'anglicise' forei.. new Iffy 23 Sep 10 18:57
 When do you 'anglicise' fore.. new Tooslow 23 Sep 10 19:03
 When do you 'anglicise' fore.. new Armel Coussine 23 Sep 10 19:04
 When do you 'anglicise' for.. new Zero 23 Sep 10 19:06
  
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Armel Coussine 23 Sep 10 19:11
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Runfer D'Hills 23 Sep 10 19:14
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Tooslow 23 Sep 10 19:51
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Ted 23 Sep 10 22:58
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new Zero 23 Sep 10 23:04
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wor.. new Ted 23 Sep 10 23:18
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Armel Coussine 23 Sep 10 20:03
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new madf 23 Sep 10 20:09
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new Armel Coussine 23 Sep 10 20:20
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Runfer D'Hills 23 Sep 10 20:19
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new Zero 23 Sep 10 20:55
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wor.. new Runfer D'Hills 23 Sep 10 20:55
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Zero 23 Sep 10 20:56
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new Runfer D'Hills 23 Sep 10 20:57
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Zero 23 Sep 10 20:57
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new BiggerBadderDave 23 Sep 10 23:27
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new helicopter 24 Sep 10 09:23
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wor.. new Armel Coussine 24 Sep 10 10:46
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Zero 24 Sep 10 10:56
  
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new L'escargot 24 Sep 10 10:40
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Mike Hannon 24 Sep 10 10:46
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Tooslow 24 Sep 10 12:31
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign words? new Pat 24 Sep 10 13:04
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign word.. new Harleyman 26 Sep 10 10:04
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wor.. new Netsur 26 Sep 10 18:08
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign wo.. new Ian (Cape Town) 27 Sep 10 05:06
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign w.. new Dulwich Estate 27 Sep 10 16:39
 When do you 'anglicise' foreign .. new Armel Coussine 27 Sep 10 17:28
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