Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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- L; E1 c. @$ j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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 [; w/ g4 X4 B; K3 x0 {3 g
6 j: l, S& c' F' R3 `9 R# W4 IAnd attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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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.
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& `: {: ` N' Q- ~5.39.217.76Come 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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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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.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。1 [; ^4 z6 f& C: S
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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。' p/ t. X3 M7 |( _
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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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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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' o9 T+ Q( t/ d: O4 K5.39.217.76Emergency 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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6 x) ^5 H9 }6 }3 i! etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?1 ?& r) {$ @' i+ X% d
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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.'& b5 _3 \/ i, l( w: N4 p# v
0 y8 T; e& x8 t! k公仔箱論壇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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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally公仔箱論壇: B' T) E- a; O. J' _
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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 gobledegook
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* E+ b9 }. M% B9 ~. N3 BA 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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