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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-06-06 12:10 PM
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Post examples of badly translated English you have seen.
For example, I received a catalog and letter from a fireworks factory in China, and some of the sentences in the letter are:

We enclose our catalog, please find it.

Our factory is located in the side of Liuyang Village "319 Highway" where traffic convenience environment graceful.

The products are well selled to Europe, America, South-east Asia, Australia and got good memory in the customers. We sincerely provide the high quality goods to vast clients.

Will promise you best quality, crazy price and easier way of business!

We loyalty hope to cooperate with all friends, let's enter into near new brilliance.
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-06-06 12:14 PM
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1. It's better than my Chinese
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-06-06 12:23 PM
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2. Ooh, the worst one I've ever found...
I had to write it down, it was so bad... from an online translation site:

"None fears for, what possibly reads itself here still somewhat complicated, actually generally a thing of few minutes is also for the untrained user"

What they're trying to say is: "It may appear complicated at first to people unfamiliar with the program, but don't worry, and give yourself a few minutes to learn about it"

:rofl:
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-06-06 12:26 PM
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3. Three kittens handbags, tugging at mushrooms
On a T-shirt I got in Fussa, Japan, back in '85.

mikey_the_rat
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-06-06 12:27 PM
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4. "Eating fully-cooked seafood and meat will lower your risk of health."
(Something along those lines.)

Izumi's menu disclaimer, Milwaukee, WI.
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-06-06 12:30 PM
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5. www.engrish.com
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-06-06 12:58 PM
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6. Thanks, that's a funny site
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