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    Posted: 14 November 2009 at 8:39pm
I emailed a company last week about when they will be coming back to new zealand and this is the reply I got, Im still shocked at how bad it is!

Dear Trish

Sorry we do not go back to christchurch recently
But I will put your name and contact email on our list, we will inform you when we go back.

Thanks for interesting our lovely photos


now I know obviously english isnt the first language but WOW thats still pretty bad considering it was for a business!
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oh I LOVE bad english so much <3 <3 <3 haha. Its so much better than text speak :P
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Haha classic!

We have a photo of a tourist sign (engraved on graphite rock) from Thailand, saying 'have a nice and safety trip'. It was made by their tourism council, which I had assumed would have at least ONE person who could speak proper English to check over these things
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Asians don't have past and present tense like we do so when they translate it comes across like that. Funnily enough I did the same thing when I was trying to translate my english into japanese
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Ah Engrish


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the best thing is the spelling.
I passed a massive sign on the way to orana park here in chch the other day advertising the Canterbery golf school... not Canterbury. Silly people :P
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Haha that's funny

Ive got a greeting card I bought in Korea which says "I lick you" ... was meant to be 'like'!
mum to 3 lovely girls :D
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