Friday, June 18th, 2010
- Would you really want to visit this tourist destination?
In today’s multi-cultural society there is a growing demand to localise and provide translated versions for everything from road signs to menu’s, yet some people are still getting lost in translation!
Whether machine or human translated, care must be taken not to translate literally, yet many translators and translation companies are still failing to provide high quality translations.
Here are some of the most hilarious translation bloopers and mistranslations from around the web:
From an East African newspaper:
A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers.
In a Zurich Hotel:
Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.
Would you buy a coat from this Furrier in Sweden?
Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin.
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