Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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$ `$ Q, Y3 r, O, i9 {$ x! I- j6 G公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.766 d+ C- @8 c. l; y: ~8 H
$ [3 M& [" o# Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNow a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.公仔箱論壇; C9 p) i' N1 D7 H9 s, x
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, V; u. u! q& stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCome 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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, M$ G0 h. g2 L3 O& ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. I$ {- x$ q5 ~8 R$ ~
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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'.公仔箱論壇& |0 l) R$ g! r' _
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens
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4 o( b7 X' s0 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels $ b% |- ~! i" X* s" N6 e
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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?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 O' L( \' v; r* X% z# b2 a; \- x
# o$ m/ B$ |6 b% c" a+ @They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.) U" u- \; G5 p( h
: v3 K' N7 i& `& p- I8 I公仔箱論壇And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.公仔箱論壇$ O2 c5 s2 T8 V
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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.'5.39.217.764 S: ~+ D0 z" H) {" ~; b/ _7 M7 _! V
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/ Z5 d- C6 j0 b: c/ R. rDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 5.39.217.76( D% ~- V2 I2 `! V k3 _
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally
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% e. A' w5 [6 e+ F4 Q/ c: B5.39.217.76A 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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' ~" o& j8 ]2 U) Y: ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTramps' delight: There's no place quite like it |
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