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<h1>English dialect of the Casakhstan</h1>
<p>The Commonhealth of Casakhstan speaks its own dialect of English, mostly inspired by the dialect of the Internet (<code>en-WWW</code>) but which has evolved to include Casakhstan-specific words or grammatical rules. This page documents some of the Casakhstan-specific changes that have been found to be in <b>common use</b>.</p>
<p>Trying to force a grammar or a vocabulary onto a population just for the sake of pleasing linguists is not acceptable. This document may not be used for such purposes.</p>
<h2>Words</h2>
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<dt>borgar</dt>
<dd>A hamburger that ~lucidiot is likely to review on his French blog.</dd>
<dt>chihuahuaco</dt>
<dd>A French taco in a triple-meat (XL) size or above. From <em>chihuahua</em> + <em>taco</em>: a taco that weighs as much as a chihuahua.</dd>
<dt>chikkun</dt>
<dd>Alternative spelling of <i>chicken</i>.</dd>
<dt>cofe</dt>
<dd>Short for <i>coffee</i>.</dd>
<dt>covfefe</dt>
<dd>A strange word originally <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covfefe" target="_blank">tweeted by Donald Trump</a>, which we use to refer to coffee.</dd>
<dt>offishul</dt>
<dd><i>Official</i>. Used pejoratively, to make fun of the implied seriousness.</dd>
<dt>profeshunul</dt>
<dd><i>Professional</i>. Used pejoratively, to make fun of the implied seriousness.</dd>
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