Anti-Engrish

[Joe Malin]

I like his attitude. As a former localization engineer, I know many 
stories about Engrish in Europe as well as all the Chinese ones that are 
familiar to use now. Some of the European examples are fundamental 
mistranslations (in the Louvre for example, the phrase "pour 
reseignements, demandez a la caisse" is translated as "for information, 
ask to the cashier"), while others are correct translations whose 
phrasing and tone are strange to English speakers. Even if one knows 
correct grammar, one can not necessarily make good translations.

JOe

arroxaneullman at aol.com wrote:
>  Many of us are fans of Engrish.com with it's fascinating display of bad English--many taken from Asian pop-culture and advetising. One teacher in China, though, is out to set things straight. Enjoy the video about his photographic endeavor:
>  
>  http://tinyurl.com/2jt68g
>  
>  When he's done, maybe we can get him to fix the bad English on this side of the pond?
>  
>  ;)
>  Arroxane
>  
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