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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.
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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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Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 6 H. n' }* B! f) J
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( x: C. L% S& e5 `公仔箱論壇Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal 公仔箱論壇* [' @3 y- b3 j, j! a
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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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! W2 k2 f$ ]7 R) f2 P. yThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.( z1 f5 r/ ]0 D( }
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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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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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, v6 g) S# y, s5.39.217.76Tread 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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+ B6 X, X7 l% b4 B2 Q7 H( U5.39.217.76And 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.'公仔箱論壇3 T' E& S& y9 c. t0 B7 h
7 Q' {& t* s% rOthers 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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; }$ z8 g3 p \" Y$ w8 |2 K/ TBum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literallyTVBNOW 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。$ g: a: W7 A# o
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9 L& B0 B9 L) E4 \! q7 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMaybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegookTVBNOW 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。( j+ V/ `8 |/ {# a2 }
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, F8 }, C+ N5 M9 u- k/ _" }5 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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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