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English Grammar and Usage Problems => Badly Written, Badly Spoken => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on June 20, 2010, 11:32:23 AM

Title: Four English-challenged signages in our part of the world
Post by: Joe Carillo on June 20, 2010, 11:32:23 AM

Forum member Ben Sanchez sent in the four photos below of English-challenged signages to tease and test our proofreading skills. Enjoy!
 

(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/TVPlaneCrush.jpg)

(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/ParkingSign.jpg)

(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/FurnitureSign.jpg)

(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/FoodMenu.jpg)

Title: Re: Four English-challenged signages in our part of the world
Post by: Telekinesis on August 15, 2010, 01:58:29 AM

I went to a certain 24-hour car wash along Boni Avenue, in Mandaluyong City, and saw this sign, which read "Services Offered...Collision repair, Bupping..."  I asked one of the staff what "bupping" meant; he replied, "Iyung parang pinakikintab iyung sasakyan."  Then I quickly realized that the sign meant "buffing."  So much for Boni-Avenue-Mandaluyong-City style of English.