One nice thing about English, it will lexical borrow from you in an instant.

We just love new ways to say old boring stuff.

"Found in translation"

In Japan, if you use a word wrong, people will almost certainly not tell you so as not to embarrass you unless your mistake is sufficiently more embarrassing or insulting.

Can confirm, this is basically how it goes in Texas. Almost a decade ago, my best friend and I were browsing this little hole in the wall shop in central TX run by an elderly Japanese couple. They got to chatting with us and at one point, said we were "forever friends". I've been using that phrase to describe us ever since.

It may be just how normalised it is for English speakers to hear people speaking English imperfectly.

There's no shame or judgement in it. But when you find whimsy, oh boy.

I still say "delicious" in the way my Greek coworker did almost a decade ago, because it sounds better

And my dog trainer called my dog's arse his anoos one time and now that's all we call it. Talking about mine? Arse. The dog's? Anoos.

I was taking a summer afternoon nap with my girlfriend (now wife) and got up to look out the window for some reason about 8 years ago. She got up in a sleepy haze and said "Are you leave without say goodbye?"

We've been saying that to each other since.

I love how wholesome this is.

English is already a mess. The only people I've ever met who get persnickety about it with non-native speakers are assholes. I'd rather 'correct' them with a swift kick in the kisser.

Don't be embarrassed if your English isn't perfect. It's normal, and it's okay. We're all learning.

I love little expressions and turns of phrase. English is basically the remnants of other languages at this point.

It's the world's pidgin, and the world ain't over yet.

One phrase I have eaten from Joe Abercrombie for anything eloquenty put is simply "those were good words". Even simple words hit hard when meant sincerely.

Would recommend the book series (First Law trilogy)!

In japan don't you just get jouzu'd for any less than native equivalency and/or for looking too gaijin