I've found this on the newly redesigned ELT News site :Weird funny English from around the world
Don't miss a single line of it. I was about to die when I read that. :D :D It's even much better than engrish.com, without the pictures.
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I've found this on the newly redesigned ELT News site :Weird funny English from around the world
Don't miss a single line of it. I was about to die when I read that. :D :D It's even much better than engrish.com, without the pictures.
Hey, this really made me laugh out loud (something that doesn't happen all that often. ;))
The best quotes are those who make sense if taken literally, but really mean something else in practice.
There is a word for phrases like that... and english has lots of them. Does anyone know which word it is?
There really should be a dictionary with such phrases. The only way to pick them up for a non-native speaker is through movies. I still come across new such phrases (even after having seen hundreds of english movies).
Excellent! :cool:
Quote:
Hotel, Japan:
YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:this is excellent stuff Maciamo, great link! :note:Quote:
Doctor's office, Rome:specalist in women and other diseases
I've stumbled onto that one before. I almost cried I was laughing so much the first time. My roomates thought it was hilarious too.
My favorites:
Quote:
Car rental brochure, Tokyo:
WHEN PASSENGER OF FOOT HEAVE IN SIGHT, TOOTLE THE HORN. TRUMPET HIM MELODIOUSLY AT FIRST, BUT IF HE STILL OBSTACLES YOUR PASSAGE THEN TOOTLE HIM WITH VIGOUR.
Quote:
Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED.
:D :D :happy: :clap:Quote:
In a Bangkok temple:
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN EVEN A FOREIGNER IF DRESSED AS A MAN.
I've seen some of these in other places. They definitely are pretty funny.
hmmm, why is that the Japanese ones are always just completely whacked? :(
This is funny.
Get out of my way or I will vigorously 'TOOTLE' you!
:D :D :D :worried: I had an accident!
:lol:
kinda reminds me of funnymuffin.com
:p These are really funny. I was laughing out loud - thank you