Danglish is a form of speech or writing that combines elements of Danish and English. The word Danglish is a portmanteau of Danish and English and has been in use since 1990. A variant form is Denglish, recorded since 2006. The term is used in Denmark to refer to the increasingly strong influx of English or pseudo-English vocabulary into Danish. It is an example of code switching, much like Spanglish in the United States. While it has been argued that the influx of English words, similar to the import of Latin and French words in the past, makes the language more expressive, it remains controversial in many sectors of society, notably with older people, who are often less accustomed to English terms. "Danglish" is also used as a pejorative referring to the use of poor and/or clumsy English by Danes. Danification of English words Danglish words often receive standard Danish endings and prefixes; in other words, they are conjugated or declined in the same manner as Danish words. The following are examples of sentences featuring Danified English words; the correct terms in Danish are also included as well: "Jeg blev nødt til at genstarte/reboote computeren, fordi programmet crashede. (I had to reboot the computer because the software crashed.) "Har du allerede hentet/downloadet den nyeste version?" (Have you already downloaded the newest version?) Twisting of Danish idioms and grammar rules The adaptation also takes the other route, where literal translations of popular English expressions slowly but insistently replace the correct Danish words and idioms. Widespread examples of this evolution include but are not : at handle på noget (to act on something/take action. Correct term: at skride til handling) tager ikke nej for et svar (to not take "no" for an answer. Correct term: tager ikke nej for et nej) at få alting frem i det åbne (to get everything out in the open. Correct term: at få alting frem) at svare telefonen (to answer the telephone. Correct term: at tage telefonen) at spørge [om] et spørgsmål (to ask [about] a question. Correct term: at stille et spørgsmål) These phrasings may have originated from (subtitled) English-language films and television shows translated into Danish, but are also used in everyday language. Anglicisation of Danish sentences A large majority of Danes are familiar with English as a second language, but sometimes the translation from Danish to English is more Danglish: "I am at