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Here Speeching American: A Very Strange Guide to English as it is Garbled Around the World
THE STRANGEST (AND FUNNIEST) TRAVEL GUIDE YOU’LL EVER READ
The celebrated authors of the perennial bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said set the typical travel guide squarely on its head–taking you from the airport to the hotel, from sightseeing to dining out–by using 100 percent real examples of fractured English as spoken and posted abroad:
• Feel like shopping?
We ...more
The celebrated authors of the perennial bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said set the typical travel guide squarely on its head–taking you from the airport to the hotel, from sightseeing to dining out–by using 100 percent real examples of fractured English as spoken and posted abroad:
• Feel like shopping?
We ...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
October 5th 2004
by Villard
(first published 2004)
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This lighthearted book gives the reader a look at real signs, brochures, advertising, and clothing which have been printed in “English” in other countries. Some translations are hilariously funny, but in a risqué way, others are just downright funny. If you’re looking for humor, you can’t beat this “English as it is scrambled overseas” book!
Korea: “Upon arrival at Kimo and Kimahie Airport, please Wear your Clothes”
Copenhagen, Denmark (airport): “We take your bags and send them in ...more
Korea: “Upon arrival at Kimo and Kimahie Airport, please Wear your Clothes”
Copenhagen, Denmark (airport): “We take your bags and send them in ...more
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While reading the book of the English mangled, the laughing aloud occurred greatly, also strange looks from neighbors. For those wishing sides not to ache from laughing, not to read whole book at once.
Fun, little book.
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anyone with a sense of humor and who doesn't mind reading quotes/excerpts from instruction manuals
This book almost made me pee my pants with laughter. And I have incredibly good bladder control too.
This book is a riot. A quick read and so funny.
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