Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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( P: g* o, K4 ~5 R; H* \1 FIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.公仔箱論壇8 w$ u( V1 M! ^' x
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Now a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) P1 ]& M& V! ^' Z
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' Y. i0 Y0 b% O; r7 u( BCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 公仔箱論壇( b/ m: `9 k3 ^6 M
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Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal
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9 m$ S4 [2 s2 g( d5.39.217.76They include a bra advertised in Japan as 'dairy comfort'; a warning in Indonesia about an 'accident porn area' and a supermarket sign that bizarrely just reads 'a time sex thing'.
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.' }; Y, o7 R" r" R8 A
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- V }5 q; r& Z0 I& Q8 T: t
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind5.39.217.76# S5 o. v; D4 D
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+ I" l& Y: L5 g# T0 Q4 D# WExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 公仔箱論壇+ D' @1 H# G. u& T+ f! c" y I
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Emergency Exist! The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?5.39.217.76: }; Q& Q# X) ~6 B* ?' c4 q$ d: i
7 q3 Q5 v2 u) v% o& g4 b5.39.217.76They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.公仔箱論壇" e6 o. ]6 v7 ~1 t! F: |! l3 _5 e
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.公仔箱論壇! t/ ~& p4 Q6 y% d, K
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One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'
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& X& G. l4 ^6 p6 e! h! BOthers atttempts at English are are simply unexplainable, like the sign found on a bus in Beijing, China that reads: 'Please Take the Initiative for Bringing Invalidity Pregnant Parks.'
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$ ^' S) M9 O4 _# e1 {4 a2 nDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally公仔箱論壇5 [+ F9 Q# B9 t; ^! d" k4 a
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/ _% v/ _* T% R% |4 B" ]+ S2 z0 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMaybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook
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A mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this 公仔箱論壇! W) U! s- F7 w& W! d
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