Engrish....

[Pathless]

Originally Posted by juantoo3

Not quite intercultural confusion, but what the hey, English is confusing all to its own. Just ask Charles Dodgson.

Charles Dodgson? Is that what George W. Bush is going by these days?

Oh, I know it was predictable, and I know it's cliche by now, but I had to...

[Pathless]

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

Finally people who see it for what it is... lol, I'll post some more today.

Oh, wil was just trying to be sensitive. Hey, maybe his name is really wir.

Is that how it works, or the other way around? It's been a while since my friend moved back to Japan, so I'm rusty at taking pokes at this palticular cultulal impediment.

[path_of_one]

As far as I know "l" and "r" aren't phonemes in Japanese, and I think Chinese has the same issue. That is, they aren't sound differences that make a difference in meaning. So they don't learn to distinguish between the two. Hence, they sound interchangeable.

Conversely, in Korean, aspiration makes a difference in meaning (whether or not you puff out air while saying a consonant). We do have the difference in English, but it doesn't mean anything so we don't recognize the sound difference nor can we easily control whether or not we puff out air. This probably makes for some amusing translations when English speakers learn Korean.

[17th Angel]

Originally Posted by path_of_one

I have to get over to that site. The stuff you post makes me crack up out loud every time. And often insist my husband comes in and hears how crazy the translations are. LOL

I think that and "Stuff on my Cat" need to become my comic relief for the day

Herro,

tiz an awesome site is it not... r have spent mucho time raughing out roud at that site..... Good stuff.

[wil]

Originally Posted by Pathless

Oh, wil was just trying to be sensitive. Hey, maybe his name is really wir.

Is that how it works, or the other way around? It's been a while since my friend moved back to Japan, so I'm rusty at taking pokes at this palticular cultulal impediment.

a friend of mine has a Japanese mother and an Indian father, he's got some great jokes along the lines of this thread...take a look

[flowperson]

wil...Thanks, made my morning !

flow....

[juantoo3]

Originally Posted by Pathless

Charles Dodgson? Is that what George W. Bush is going by these days?

Oh, I know it was predictable, and I know it's cliche by now, but I had to...

It's OK, we still luv ya 'round here even if your cliche is showing. You might want to fix that, though...

[Alex P]

I'm back with more..... lol




Oh for reals? Sorry... *pulls his 10" hunters blade out of his kids face* I thought that was the best place to keep it *shrugs in innocence*

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Oh I bet you are.

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lol... Say what?

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Thanks for the advice.. I was planning on just planting my face as hard as possible on the edge of the curb... But, now you mention it.. Yeah hells was I thinking? Thanks.

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