Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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# q! I+ \! d# |) B$ Q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., Q( z. b0 K: j5 H9 h8 C0 @
) |( J& a( [& x, A: ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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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8 w1 m$ n! B7 Mtvb 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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5 r% \3 y- W/ E1 I8 H: z5.39.217.76Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal
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+ Q( J* p3 A4 ~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'.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。7 C6 F, v2 U* s. c+ ~9 ? q
3 v9 x X. f" M2 `8 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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* r s( ^6 P, e, g3 r( ^ f6 e
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/ @ X- Z7 U. l; x& W6 \Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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# Q3 P5 o: S. h" E2 j' {" BTVBNOW 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。They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind5.39.217.76) ]& b! i7 `- L- ?
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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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. G' }1 _, }/ q6 E; y! {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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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; C9 F% j* _1 L; g4 U! S8 Y5.39.217.76Tread 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。% C* C) a, K3 R$ p% e2 t1 |
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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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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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, W r8 G0 W& U) J% D1 `- d% A6 IDeary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 5.39.217.76: }5 L L; K0 H1 f
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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。. _2 N$ z( `- t! J3 R) ^4 n
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