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It'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.
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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.
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Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 5.39.217.76" x* ^- T$ R2 N1 F- s# M/ y
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They 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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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# M, h! n* P) N# \' utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbInvalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind7 X% z/ y: q! ]
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; f/ ]# b% Z/ d! S, J公仔箱論壇Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens 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。; U2 y. o+ s S+ G, z: s
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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* S7 Q, [9 E1 c) N& K. K8 Q; h+ L2 h5.39.217.76Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?公仔箱論壇7 o. c) S8 x) ~/ J3 Y7 b
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" n. _/ ]8 U U) t6 K) Y; ?5.39.217.76And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.- P, R3 ]1 s# g" d
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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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Others 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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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literallyTVBNOW 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。4 x7 g: M) m3 v, t1 c+ x; p0 K
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, r6 [( V1 K+ mMaybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegookTVBNOW 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。9 R4 m) I* ~% w% E4 L5 B
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