Can you spot any mistakes?? LOL!!

Can you SEE anything Wrong with This???

From Suzie.....

bad signs. but funny!

baboosh? what is THAT???!!!
be careful landslip?
i guess the sign is used to warn people to wash off the soap on them.
and that the floor is slippery, so they might slip.

SKIPPING RAPE!!!

this sign was found on a package of a skipping rope.

the worse thing is that a picture of a girl is next to the phrase 'skipping rape'

chicken ass!

what more can i say?

i guess these people feels that saying ass is much more polite than saying buttock? =x

this sign was found in Singapore.

the poster is alright except for the word 'pound'.

it should have been pounded.

tourists who saw this poster actually laughed when they read the bad English.

well, at least there's no 'Booms!' or 'preens' in the signs (:

Gotten this from http://www.translatum.gr/forum/index.php/topic,192.0.html. I almost died laughing. XD


Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
Guests are requested not to smoke or do other disgusting behaviours in bed.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

In a Tokyo bar:
Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.

In a Bangkok temple:
It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man.

Hotel room notice, Chiang-mai, Thailand:
Please do not bring solicitors into your room.

Hotel brochure, Italy:
This hotel is renowned for its peace and solitude. In fact, crowds from all over the world flock here to enjoy its solitude.

Hotel lobby, Bucharest:
The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.

In a Leipzig lift:
Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up.

Hotel elevator, Belgrade:
To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order.

Hotel lift, Paris:
Please leave your values at the front desk.

Hotel, Athens:
Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 am daily.

Hotel, Yugoslavia:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

Hotel, Japan:
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

Sign in Japanese public bath:
Foreign guests are requested not to pull knob in tub.

Sign in men's toilet in Japan:
To stop leak turn knob to the right.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian orthodox monastery:
You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

Hotel catering to skiers, Austria:
Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the boots of ascension.

Taken from a menu, Poland:
Salad a firm's own make; limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people's fashion.

Supermarket, Hong Kong:
For your convenience, we recommend courteous, efficient self-service.

Dry cleaner's, Bangkok:
Drop your trousers here for the best results.

Outside a dress shop, Paris:
Dresses for street walking.

Outside a dress shop, Hong Kong:
Ladies have fits upstairs.

Tailor shop, Rhodes:
Order your summers suit. Because is big rush, we will execute customers in strict rotation.

In an East African newspaper:
A new swimming pool is rapidly taking
shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers.

Hotel, Vienna:
In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.

A sign posted in GermanyΆs black forest:
It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for this purpose.

Hotel, Zurich:
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.

An advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist:
Teeth extracted by the latest methodists.

From a Russian book on chess:
A lot of water has been passed under the bridge since this variation has been played.

A laundry in Rome:
Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the
afternoon having a good time.

Tourist agency, Czechoslovakia:
Take one of our horse-driven city tours. We guarantee no miscarriages.

Advert for donkey rides, Thailand:
Would you like to ride on your own ass?

In the window on a Swedish furrier:
Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin.

The box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong:
Guaranteed to work throughout its useful life.

Detour sign in Kyushi, Japan:
Stop. Drive sideways.

In a Swiss mountain inn:
Special today - no ice-cream.

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
We take your bags and send them in all directions.

On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.

Cocktail lounge, Norway:
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.

At a Budapest zoo:
Please do not feed the animals. If you have any
suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.

Doctor's office, Rome:
Specialist in women and other diseases.

Hotel, Acapulco:
The manager has personally passed all the water
served here.

Information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner, Japan:
Cooles and heates: If you want just condition of warm air in your room, please control yourself.

Car rental brochure, Tokyo:
When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor.

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Some other examples ->

What?

I wonder what is going on inside "Naughtiness Plaza"..


Are you kidding me?

My my... what stubborn nails you have

What?!

I don't get this. Do you?

Foreigner or foreign?

One Word or Two?

Every day/everyday

Every day means each single day
Everyday is an adjective meaning common, typical or daily.

When do you use which?
(a) Is theft an ______________ occurrence in this district?
(b) ______________ in Canada 40 people are murdered with handguns.
(c) I go there ______________.
(d)Can you describe it in ordinary ______________ language?

Answer: (a) everyday (b) Every day (c) every day (d) everyday

All right/alright

Strict grammarians insist that all right should always be written as two separate words (i.e. alright is unacceptable to them). Most dictionaries list alright as a variant of all right. Formal written English still prefers two words but alright is increasingly common.)

E.g. Are you feeling all right? / Are you feeling alright?
Is this film all right for children? / Is this film alright for children?

Some time/sometime/sometimes

Some time means a period of time.
Sometime is an adverb meaning an unstated time.
Sometimes is an adverb meaning now and then.

When do you use which?
(a) I hope we can meet ______________ soon.
(b) My brother visits us ______________.
(c) We will give you ______________ to get ready.

Answer: (a) sometime (b) sometimes (c) some time

This Really Happen

Okay so the most awaited post is here!!!! Sorry to my fans for the wait....heheehe

This happen to me when i was window shopping with some friends in KL. As we were walking and i was sipping my can of coke (it was a blazing hot day) my usually sharp eyes noticed something.....


I told you i was drinking coke right.....milk almost came down my nose from laughing so hard....
pls.....(i don't need to tell you why i laughed right?). I wonder how many JAPANESES it takes to do this silk. LOL

Complements

A complement is an obligatory element that completes the meaning of the subject or direct object (Od).. The two types of complement are subject complement and object complement. Complements are realized by noun-like or adjective-like elements:

That boy is my brother (noun phrase)

This course is rather difficult (adjective phrase)..

Cs describes or refers to the subject and they occur only after a linking verb, the most common of which is the is the be verb (used as a main verb).

Co describes or refers to the direct object (Od). Since Co completes the meaning of Od, the later must be present in the clause. the following example, the Od is that boy and the Co is a genius: James considersthat boy a genius.

We can differentiate between these complements by using:

1. Be-replacement test

This test can be used to check if the main verb is a linking verb. Once we have determined the main verb as a linking verb, we would also have located the Cs as it occurs only after a linking verb.

E.g. This room feels cold.

This room is cold. (using this test, feels is a linking verb hence cold is Cs)

2. Be- insertion test

By this test, it is possible for the be verb to be inserted between Od and Co (after the insertion the meaning should remain).

E.g. a) She painted the wall bright pink.

The wall is /was bright pink. (passes this test – wall = Od, bright pink = Co)

b) Sue made her brother very angry.

Sue is very angry. (incorrect-changes the meaning of the sentence)

Her brother is/was very angry. (passes be-insertion test; her brother = Od, very angry = Co)

Compiled and contributed by Wang Jia

Sign Postings In China

Dear all,

I thought of sharing a few of the grammatically unsound sign boards that I saw in China when I visited there back in 2005. Laugh and enjoy!



Should it read 'French Fries'? =)





Shouldn't it be spelled 'Black Tea'? =)




This is impossible... I truly wonder how they came up with this...




Be careful of? Slippery floor! Not landslide! =)

- Matthew Sum Yoong Lee

Before & After!

This banner was seen in Florida, USA.

It said, " There's so many reasons to love it."

The subject and verb did not match.

Grammatically speaking, it should be " There are so many reasons to love it ", since reasons is in plural form.

Changes were then made when they realised the error!

Sounds better this way! :)

Adapted from :http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/23/editing-salvages-grammatically-incorrect-sign/

Prepositions

Should it be I'm on the bus or I'm in the bus? Go figure.

In Standard English, the prepositions in, into and out of are used to talk about travelling in, entering or leaving vehicles such as cars, taxis, ambulances, lorries, small boats or small planes (CCEU 2004:796). These are, generally speaking, smaller and lower vehicles.

1. When I travel in Cally's car, I grip the seat with fear.
2. Once Bobby gets in/into a taxi, he buries his face in a newspaper so he doesn't have to talk to the driver.
3. Jacob's knees were wobbly when he got out of the helicopter.

By contrast, the prepositions on, onto and off are used with other forms of transport, typically buses, coaches, trains, larger planes and ships - these are generally larger and higher vehicles.

1. He got onto the number 15 bus at Sixth Avenue.
2. It was an achievement for Roland to go four hours on the coach without smoking.
3. Selena got off the plane from Toronto and went straight to work.

The prepositions in, into and out of are, however, sometimes used with these forms of transport:

1. The drunk footballers were running around in the plane.
2. I couldn't wait to get back into the comfortably cool bus.
3. The terrified tourists leapt out of the burning coach.

Quoted from English Grammar FAQS by Leong & Tan (2008)

What room do you call that?

Having talked to so many real estate agents and renovation contractors, I feel more comfortable inserting a deliberate pause when I say the words "Master" and "Bedroom" together.

Earlier this evening, I found this notice pasted in the lift where my brother lives. When I read it, it reassured me that I made the right decision. Imagine reading this to someone who's not looking at this notice. :)

More...

Protest the nature?

Brings a whole new concept to Fitting Rooms.

Oh yes, Thurians veli nice.

Better not be breaking anything at this shop- you might just be forced to buy everything else!

I wonder how "Japanese" tastes like. I also wonder if they have chocolate flavoured in different countries as well?

O M G, the amount of cholesterol! Dieters, beware.

Chicken Feet

For more than 20 years of my life, I've always thought that something relatively easy to do is what you'd call "Chicken Feet".

This morning, the Flying Dutchman from Class 95 corrected me.

It's not "Chicken Feet", it's "Chicken Feed". That's because it's very easy to feed chicken. Just throw the seed on the ground and they'll all help themselves.

If anybody has a different understanding or think The Flying Dutchman is wrong, please enlighten me. :)

Phantom of the Opera

I've always adored Musicals that use simple English but speak out really loudly and they just captivate me. One of my favourite Musicals is Andrew LLoyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera. This song "Think of Me" is a duet between Christine Da'ae and Raoul.

The words, I feel, are simple and yet very romantic. Although this Musical was first launched 23 years ago on 9th Oct 1986, I'm almost certain that the words will still resonate in the hearts of lovers anywhere in the world today. :)

For those with partners, go ahead and try it! ;) And if it helps in your relationship, just "Think of Me". Haha...

THINK OF ME

CHRISTINE:

Think of me, think of me fondly

when we've said goodbye.

Remember me once in a while

please promise me you'll try.

When you find that, once again, you long

to take your heart back and be free

if you ever find a moment,

spare a thought for me

We never said our love was evergreen,

or as unchanging as the sea

but if you can still remember

stop and think of me . . .

Think of all the things

we've shared and seen

don't think about the things

which might have been . . .

Think of me, think of me waking,

silent and resigned.

Imagine me, trying too hard

to put you from my mind.

Recall those days

look back on all those times,

think of the things we'll never do

there will never be a day,

when I won't think of you . . .

RAOUL:

Can it be? Can it be Christine?

Bravo!

Long ago, it seems so long ago

How young and innocent we were...

She may not remember me,

but I remember her...

CHRISTINE:

Flowers fades,

The fruits of summer fade,

They have their seasons, so do we

but please promise me, that sometimes

you will think of me!

Last week, I saw a sign on a truck with the same words and I thought it was funny. I took a picture but I can't find it anywhere anymore.

Anyway, here's a similar use of the same phrase...

In this case, I wonder if the words are deliberate because technically, the locksmith will actually be ON my doorstep.

Spot the errors

1) Our hawker centres

This picture was taken at Block 20 Marsiling Lane. The signboard reads ‘HANDICAP TABLE’.
Is this a table for the handicapped or is the table handicapped?

2) Dolby Digital Services

The below photo was taken on 14 September 09 at Buona Vista MRT station.

3) This picture was taken outside a kindergarten at Blk 288G Bt Batok St 25. The Principal of the kindergarten put up this notice for all parents to read.

4) Smoke begone

Can you spot all the errors in picture 2,3 & 4??

5) Priority seats

'Give up this seat' or 'Give this Seat’?

6) Many people think that you should use ‘a’ before a consonant and ‘an’ before a vowel,
but it is not quite that simple.

The actual rule is that ‘a’ is used before a consonant sound and ‘an’ before a vowel sound.

We use ‘an hour’ instead of ‘a hour’ because the word ‘hour’ begins with a ‘o’ (vowel) sound;
the ‘h’ is silent.

Conversely, we say ‘a Ouija board’ instead of ‘an Ouija board’ because ‘Ouija’ is pronounced with a w (consonant) sound. So, do you say ‘a MRT station’ or ‘an MRT station’?

Contributed by Sharinee
Pictures courtesy of "Stomp.com.sg"

Poor grammar

In a Tokyo Hotel: It is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not person to do such thing is please not to read notis.

In another Japanese hotel room: Please to bathe inside the tub.

In a Bucharest hotel lobby: The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.

In a Leipzig elevator: Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up.

In a Belgrade hotel elevator: To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order.

In a Paris hotel elevator: Please leave your values at the front desk.

In a hotel in Athens: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily.

In a Yugoslavian hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

In a Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastary: You are welcome to visit the cemetary where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

In an Austrian hotel catering to skiers: Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the boots of ascension.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

On the menu of a Polish hotel: Salad a firm's own make; limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people's fashion.

In a Hong Kong supermarket: For your convenience, we recommend coureous, efficient self-service.

Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.

In a Bangkok dry cleaner's: Drop your trousers here for best results.

Outside a Paris dress shop: Dresses for street walking.

In a Rhodes tailor shop: Order your summers suit. Because is big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation.

Similarly, from the Soviet Weekly: There will be a Moscow Exhibition af Arts by 15000 Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the past two years.

In 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 Vienna hotel: In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.

A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest: It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.

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.

In an advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist: Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists.

A translated sentence from a Russian chess book: A lot of water has been passed under the bridge since this variation has been played.

In a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.

In a Czechoslovakian tourist agency: Take one of our horse-driven city tours -- we guarantee no miscarriages.

Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand: Would you like to ride on your own ass?

On the faucet in a Finnish washroom: To stop the drip, turn cock to right.

In the window of a Swedish furrier: Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin.

On the box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong: Guaranteed to work throughout its useful life.

Detour sign in Kyushi, Japan: Stop: Drive Sideways.

In a Swiss mountain inn: Special today -- no ice cream.

In a Bangkok temple: It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man.

In a Tokyo bar: Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.

In a Copenhagen airline ticket office: We take your bags and send them in all directions.

On the door of a Moscow hotel room: If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.

In a Norwegian cocktail lounge: Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.

At a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.

In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases.

In an Acapulco hotel: The manager has personally passed all the water served here.

In a Tokyo shop: Our nylons cost more than common, but you'll find they are best in the long run.

- Adapted from http://www.i18nguy.com/hotelsigns.html

some examples of bad grammar

Some examples of bad grammar that I found on the web.

Pearlyn

These pictures were taken from yesterday The Straits Times.

Alfred Sutjiadi