Filipino English

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Filipino English , also Filipino English, is a dialect spoken in the Philippines that is based on American English . The dialect is mainly created by a different pronunciation.

English came to the island for the first time in 1898 and is spoken today by the majority of the Filipino population because of the longstanding presence of the US Air Force in Angeles City and the US Navy in Subic Bay on the island of Luzón . Since over 150 different languages ​​are spoken in the Philippines, English is the official language of the business world and the language of instruction. A mixture of English and Tagalog is often spoken in the media .

Examples of "creole" words include: