Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right5.39.217.76$ S' |1 _/ y9 o6 G6 h
' r! R! o5 U( ~5.39.217.76It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 `, ?/ [5 O O9 L9 u( {5 z+ U
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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.+ `) i2 C6 H. F/ W
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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
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Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 a( I6 [, K, h
7 b; u- D- \! Y2 [1 m7 b公仔箱論壇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'.' T1 g, E! a( \9 q! i! C3 c
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.+ |! Y. t1 W6 O6 I+ y
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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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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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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'." \/ R* p6 Y T+ e* i# y
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And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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" p/ q3 ^2 A# u9 P! S+ c公仔箱論壇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。* Y }: R) x! V' M! S& e( F5 d
L: a/ T, O) a# D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.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: g3 X2 v4 B( d; o6 k* V! W; @
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" w) X1 g! `$ V/ j g2 @4 ?# ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally公仔箱論壇' V, r8 S) o) H. ?* f/ y' D
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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 gobledegook5.39.217.766 n# n* c- D+ F' B8 C) s
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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 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。+ g1 o3 H# t& X! U; H K
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