So, we see it everywhere... bus stations, advertisements, the supermarket. Chinglish, for those of you who are not familiar, is when the Chinese try to appeal to foreigners in our native language. The only thing is that they rarely get the translation quite right. We often end up just as confused as if there had been no English at all! But, you gotta love it... It always makes us laugh. Like the "Urinary Strength Hospital" or the text message from Matt's student that read, "The great hall mind leeps the aspiration; the mighty waves imposing manner strong culmination." Her question to Matt was the meaning of this sentence, as it was in a book she uses to study English. Matt's response? He has no idea.
Here is the wrapping on a package of kitchen sponges that I bought today. Again, I have no idea what it is supposed to mean!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Chinglish Abounds
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