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    Thumbs up Weird funny English

    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. It's even much better than engrish.com, without the pictures.

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    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).

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    Excellent!

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    Doctor's office, Rome:specalist in women and other diseases
    this is excellent stuff Maciamo, great link!
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    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.

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    My favorites:

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    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.
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    IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN EVEN A FOREIGNER IF DRESSED AS A MAN.

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    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?
    crazy gonna crazy

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    This is funny.

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    kinda reminds me of funnymuffin.com

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    hilarious!

    These are really funny. I was laughing out loud - thank you
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