Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right公仔箱論壇 a; B8 f6 f! ~
5 U; _3 y, |) y) u9 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt'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.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。" R! F" B9 O+ ]4 i" f* z
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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,bttvb* c" k9 \- ^2 e; u
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Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 5.39.217.763 v. J. c! Z& z' ]# ~5 A
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# l: `3 B/ ^" F2 G* d6 h" j! x7 p: [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTempting 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'.
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7 X0 i6 m; c0 e8 {. `% g公仔箱論壇The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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, X& l O/ h7 K" }( g: W& [
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is 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。0 N- O Y; ]/ W3 ^
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind
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: w1 s: R7 x( @( V, L6 O5.39.217.76Extraordinary 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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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'.
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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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.'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。" l; E5 u# D; L; f; S
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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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4 v+ a4 B. x4 V$ z6 Z, qDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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4 {; W4 q) Q% yMaybe 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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