Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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- B* q0 O9 e! R6 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; V& P8 t% F1 h/ @' M# G4 @$ F5 K
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 m K; `: X7 `" h/ s
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& _1 @7 q) Z1 E& _$ _公仔箱論壇Come 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* y, d9 u: }. a! A2 K6 m
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/ W1 K A, J: y) C1 f* `; g% KTVBNOW 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。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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: _( S Q. a" otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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'.# K) ]3 H1 s1 N2 Z) N2 r
+ [9 `* a$ K' }# b: |- Z( kThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is $ J+ A8 O" c3 _+ s2 G7 u( X
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3 v& }8 J' L# zThey've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mindtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& B" p9 t9 {* T9 y0 v( R
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; r. f0 z) w& ~ |0 LExtraordinary 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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- l' k& Q0 v6 d; S- \+ STread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?
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They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ E. Q/ H" d. ]3 ?' v
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 c- y- B. w+ x
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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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9 _9 J1 `- u& ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally" k) ?. s' _/ i( }7 u6 e4 B
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: H3 O; O: W( R. P% j& v; ]$ n0 rTVBNOW 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。Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook5.39.217.76& K P& L# ?5 _$ P, _
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6 \& u8 b- N5 O( Y; S/ j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
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