Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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+ O' k# \- e: t1 \+ P3 y; A& Z1 g! `& |It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.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。; S0 g9 S/ Y0 V1 U
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.* j# m/ H5 n( z' Z2 B# H! k
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' m! K, O Q3 [! |) D3 x2 V. RCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across ) G6 w' S* C( r. ]8 V
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9 {+ i1 i& B. I4 e0 }! _Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal 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。2 [2 Z' D9 ?5 R7 T
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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'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ }4 O# L; N- Z! q$ H$ c
4 ?1 s: Y; T! x. G6 x公仔箱論壇The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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.公仔箱論壇+ p$ _( n) D% Q6 U
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. T$ \. o( L% q! ?* W6 Y& BInvalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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6 O: V- O$ r$ N: ]. R/ [5.39.217.76They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind公仔箱論壇4 H- }5 a5 e) @, H+ P
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- c7 A0 `8 _) Q5 j* K( t' B! I hExtraordinary 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; _/ e7 H2 m/ L e
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- V E7 _& v( L" P+ u2 P! y8 h公仔箱論壇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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels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?% _% E: b$ W" C4 a
/ C' B, o& n' v! N" ?" L公仔箱論壇They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.
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8 y+ E; Z5 _7 KAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.5.39.217.76+ e( i+ { z5 l; T/ s) t
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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 literally5.39.217.76# ]8 o% g2 I& H5 K
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' F3 k4 m) C2 D/ c: Z% d$ LMaybe 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
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