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./ K- c& c! k% q. e
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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$ W0 y+ Y1 W1 a2 {: o$ W" xNow a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) q% D! l4 ^& C, H
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2 ?& E" j' N# r. z- Etvb 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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: u5 b9 B' b7 V/ D% iThey 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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is + F/ K" F3 \ K x1 z
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0 e: Y$ `' r6 g5.39.217.76They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind
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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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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels d, Z# U! t- m& f2 I, M2 X
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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。2 q1 u0 F# C+ N/ t7 L
/ j$ A8 [; S( XThey 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$ P9 u, D9 i* f6 U& }6 P
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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3 F( [" d( C% v! a$ U; ~( \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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, X a5 b' s4 [' E
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6 h9 ^; e7 r; b! y. F+ n8 }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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8 H& o2 t) a- L( E' L0 C8 y" f6 C; m" A5.39.217.76Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook; o/ R2 p; W- A: u' ^; u/ m
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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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3 a: `& b5 j+ E" a; W, q" }Tramps' delight: There's no place quite like it |
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