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SpaceRay

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I have found this curious web about errors in translations to english from oriental (asian) languages

http://www.engrish.com/

In this there 650 pages of examples!!! and the best rated ones can be found here

http://www.engrish.com/most-popular/

ENGRISH ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish
(please see at the end of this post for a copy of the meaning)

Here is a very good example how "very well" translated are the instructions for this computer USB thing smile:D

and more

Please, if you want more there are 650 pages of this examples here

http://www.engrish.com/

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From the wikipedia

Engrish (イングリッシュ?) is a slang term for unusual forms of English language usage by native speakers of some East Asian languages. The term itself relates to Japanese speakers' tendency to inadvertently substitute the English phonemes "R" and "L" for one another, because the Japanese language has one alveolar consonant in place for both. The related term "wasei-eigo" refers to pseudo-anglicisms that have entered into everyday Japanese.

While the term may refer to spoken English, it is more often used to describe written English. Engrish can be found in many places, including signs, menus, and advertisements. Terms such as Japanglish, Japlish or Janglish for Japan, Konglish for Korea, and Chinglish for China are more specific terms for Engrish.

Posted: August 19, 2012 12:39 am

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LMAO!! I already heard a lot of Japanese folks substituting L for R.

Amazing!!

Posted: October 16, 2012 10:58 pm

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SpaceRay

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I think I have written wrong the title of this thread, because this could be misleading, and the right title really would have been:

Do you know about Engrish? (not wrong written) See here what this is

But I can´t change it unless GMM can do it, if yes, please do it. Thanks.

Posted: October 17, 2012 3:51 am

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Skybase

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I engrish arr day.

Posted: October 17, 2012 3:56 am

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SpaceRay

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I want to say that I AM NOT making fun of the Japanese people and do not want to offend them and do not think this is something that make them wrong persons at all, but is really funny to read all this, I do not know HOW can this be translated so bad this kind of signs that are supossed to be official and done by possible professionals and not by a single man that does not know english.

Here are some more of this funny signs that have this "strange" messages smile:D

Here are 19 more --> Top 20 Funniest Signs in Engrish

Very clear and understandable the message for the notebook smile:D

Oh, yes, I will take care to fall CAREFULLY to the river smile;)

MANY MORE funny signs and writings here--> Google Images search for Engrish

Posted: October 17, 2012 4:00 am

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Skybase I engrish arr day.

I do not think that you Engrish all day, because you can write and speak (in the video tutorials) really very well english and if you did not tell that you are japanese I would not have noticed, and you have even better english than me.

Posted: October 17, 2012 4:27 am

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I am from the UK and most English people here can't even speak their own language correctly these days. Most of the funny images on the web would have been Photoshop'd also.

I would like to see English speaking people try to do the same though and try to talk Japanese etc. In general the best most people could usually manage is to say very basic things like hello, goodbye and a few common words like food etc.

Posted: October 18, 2012 1:37 pm

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Cierra

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LOL, those are great, Ray!
You'll find hilarious mistranslations in any language. Even JFK made a whopper in West Berlin, proclaiming "Ich bin ein Berliner!" (I am a Berliner) - which translated into "I am a jelly doughnut!" smile:)

Posted: October 18, 2012 10:23 pm

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cierracat You'll find hilarious mistranslations in any language

This is true and I can tell you that this ALSO happens in Spain, as I have found many signs written in some shops and restaurants that the English translations is NOT the same as the Spanish writing and although is not as bad as the japanese english translation is also badly done and sometimes confusing.

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"Ich bin ein Berliner!" (I am a Berliner) - which translated into "I am a jelly doughnut!"

This is true smile:D

if you put "BERLINER" in Google images see what do you get shown here smile:D

Posted: October 19, 2012 2:43 am

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いえいえ〜普通の日本人です。そりゃ英語と日本語たまに変に混じっちゃうけれど．．．そうなるとエイゴがめちゃくちゃになってしまう。ただ単純に文法を間違えるだけじゃなくて本当にイミフな英語になる。これぞENGRISH.

Posted: October 19, 2012 5:01 am

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Lol, no clue what it originally says, but google translator definetly turns it into Engrish. smile:p

That´s probably where a lot of the funny signs etc come from aswell.

Posted: October 19, 2012 2:19 pm

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'Ich bin ein Berliner' does not mean 'I am a jelly donut' any more than 'I am a New Yorker' would mean 'I am a pretentious magazine'.

The whole Jelly donut thing was due to people who were trying to be clever but were actually stupid ('Ich bin Berliner' is the correct way someone from Berlin would say they are, 'Ich bin ein Berliner' would seem to imply he is claiming to be the the object Berliner ie the donut, as the definitive article 'ein' is omitted when referring to one's residence, however as Kennedy was using the phrase in a figurative sense rather than literal, as he was not actually from Berlin, the definitive article is still required and so 'Ich bin ein Berliner' was correct), and was propagated by fuckwitted American journalists with the fact-checking abilities on a chimpanzee.

Also, in Berlin, a jelly donut is called a Pfannkuchen anyway.

Release the Mongoose!

Posted: October 19, 2012 7:57 pm

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Pfannkuchen sounds so yummy smile:D

Posted: October 20, 2012 11:02 am

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Everytime I think about translations such as above I always think of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWhVLaGy0NU

Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times!

Posted: October 20, 2012 11:12 am

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German Food Guide --> Berliner

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Berliner Also Known As: Pfannkuchen, Puffel, Berliner Ballen, Krapfen, Kreppel, Faschingskrapfen Berliner are fist-sized pastries, made from a sweet yeast-dough, and deep fried. They are filled with jam (such as raspberry, plum, apricot) or a vanilla cream (usually in Bavaria). They are topped with powdered sugar, granulated sugar, or icing.