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! U, J9 m) {+ n4 b+ ~. F3 k
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h2 y( z g$ l# M( u& V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
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7 W' ^, f4 H; X( u# ~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。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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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& I2 b0 E! g3 g/ b! h
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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% x- [) _+ M: w8 ^+ j5.39.217.76Invalidity 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 mindTVBNOW 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。5 @, d. g$ a$ y+ V9 f
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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 5.39.217.767 m8 ~! Q2 W% t; m7 y1 ?7 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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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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They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.5.39.217.769 q5 Y- n% I5 g7 n
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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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 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 gobledegooktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 W/ w5 ^. Q, |8 K* C
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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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