Found this on a poster for a new Jazz club opening up. Honestly, I have no idea how it gets this bad. With dictionaries, online dictionaries, spell checkers in every program, there’s really no excuse. I simply don’t understand.
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I’ve had these pictures on my phone for a while and just lately got around to tagging and cataloging them. About time, I guess. First up is courtesy of Bank of Taiwan, one of the oldest banking institutions on the island, with branches pretty much everywhere. I saw this upstairs when I was sending money back to America. It reads “飲水區” or “yǐn shuǐ qū” – literally, water drinking area. For some reason, they translated it as “kitchen,” even though it’s only a water machine and nothing else. It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve been quite busy both with work and the Chinese New Year, which was quite fun. Time to get back on track with some Engrish. I don’t quite remember where I snapped this sign, but needless to say, they messed up the translation just a little bit. Continue reading Engrish In my ongoing DAM Project, I’ve come across a few humorous pictures from times gone by. These have been lying unorganized in various folders and since I’ve recently come across them, I thought I’d put them up here. This first one was from Taipei. Not exactly Engrish, but I thought it was entertaining nonetheless. Continue reading Some Engrish pictures |
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