Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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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.公仔箱論壇' b0 z8 b2 C$ K% e1 U Y0 a6 R6 Q( W
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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.5.39.217.76" G* {9 K) _ H8 u
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$ c& H! ^' t. {' _3 C) @5.39.217.76Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across
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- D9 |6 Z3 {' A4 r8 FThey 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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.9 b! p/ D8 n& }0 V3 K5 x1 {
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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7 y% F" W( G& `5 ^, F+ Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels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?
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.0 F: [$ [7 y! M6 g0 q
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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.'# x& \1 ~4 R4 y$ Y0 X
' [; s# n) `8 M- d( q. ?- x% B公仔箱論壇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.'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。/ c; [8 A1 T6 ~; S$ W* e
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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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% f1 p# J% j! w3 ~1 E8 fBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally
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Maybe 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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3 Z( H- A& R y: z$ v" D公仔箱論壇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 , ?; W8 k1 l" s
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