英語でおk

英語でおｋ (eigo de ok) is an English variant of 日本語でおｋ (nihongo de ok, meaning "you may use Japanese".)

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Just as "日本語でおｋ" conveys a request to comment in Japanese, this term is used when one requests the use of English, but a notable point is that the Japanese speaker takes the trouble to recommend using English.

The following are a few potential reasons why a Japanese speaker might bother to request the use of English:

When you should use English

When you answer an English question in Japanese. e.g. "Are you ready?" "うん！" (the Japanese answer meaning, "yeah".)

When it is more natural to use English

When Americans converse with each other in Japanese.

When it is usually expressed in English

When Japanese lyrics appear in Western music.

When it might as well be expressed in English

When the quality of a translation is so poor that it is more understandable to read it in the original English.

When it does not make any sense in English

When it is so inconsistent that almost nobody can understand what it means, similar to the original meanings of "日本語でおｋ". e.g. "live like a windrammer as you fuck"

This article has mentioned a few examples of this between English and Japanese, but the same can be said of almost any pair of languages.

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