Engrish in your daily life - sandwiches mastered

[Fredwina]

Are you sure that's Italian?
That sounds suspiciously Chinese to me.

well, I did forget a word. stiil... maybe they outsourced the translation.

[Flybye]

This is in an ad on our Beloved TE site:

Descente Bliss Top
.......hem tailored specifically for women with no elastic.

(which I think I must have, because of course, I have no elastic)

[rapid cycler]

Omigod, a whole thread about grammar and its wayward cousin grammer! Way to touch this copy editor's heart.

From a description of a bike recently posted for sale on eBay:

"My wife rode it once and has been in the shed ever since."

Wow, dude, what'd she do to deserve that, outpace you?

[rapid cycler]

And then there are the dreaded ground beef panties:

[teigyr]

hahahahahahaha
omg beautiful

[csr1210]

I used to drive by this sign every day...

The best deserts IS a natural one (on a place that sold fruit cups)

After the first couple of times I saw this, I just had to avert my eyes...

[mimitabby]

I used to drive by this sign every day...

The best deserts IS a natural one (on a place that sold fruit cups)

After the first couple of times I saw this, I just had to avert my eyes...

did they mean Desserts ( a treat ) or Deserts ( a dry place ) ?
just asking.

[csr1210]

I am assuming they mean "treat", but who knows?

[TrekJeni]

Love it!!!!!!

A few years ago, while taking some classes at a community college, there were signs on all the hallway bulletin boards commending the girls basketball team for a winning season.

"Congradulations Lady Surge Basketball"

I went into the Arts and Humanities office and complained to my advisor asking for my money back on tution. (we had a really great relationship and laughed)

Another pet peeve - those signs at grocery stores that say 3/.99cents (can't find cent symbol) um no... it's either 3/$.99 or 3/99cents.

[Zen]

And then there are the dreaded ground beef panties:

Priceless.
I had to send that one out to friends

[Fredwina]

especially if they work for Neighborhhodee legal services in El Monte, CA!

[teawoman]

Now see, I think that "Baby's" instead of "Babies" is unprofessional and lessens the credibiity of the medical institution. If they can't get a simple sign correct, what else can't they do right? I'd report it to Marketing immediately. It's a poor reflection on the organization.

It's not like a wayward piece of cheese.

Amen.

[Mr. Bloom]

I think that is one Siweet looking sandwich!

I think we've gotten so fast in the electonic age, that our minds are beginning to interpret what we mean...not what we type.

I noticed typos the other day in a major author's best seller the other day. It was a fluke that I noticed it though because I didn't even notice it at first...

The best deserts IS a natural one (on a place that sold fruit cups)

You must be in Indiana! I may be from Alabama, but I've never heard worse grammar than in Indiana! "I have went to the store" or "I have did this" or "These things is bothering me" Ugh!

[ibcycling]

OMG I just laughed my way through this thread. Thank goodness I stopped drinking coffee after page 1!

My favorites in the animal world show up time and time again. People always seem to have a philly (filly), rockweiller, or spayded animal that needs a new home. The "philly" ads were always in The Fencepost which is a rural publication. Very funny but sad.

[maillotpois]

I had a rockweiller!! Great dogs! (I actually make a point of butchering dog breed names to drive my daughter crazy. Beagles are bagels and SK owns a puddle.)

It was fun to read this thread again. One of my best works, starting this one...