Ridiculous English signs

Ingrid Piller

Ridiculous English signs

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Abstract

English speakers sometimes like to amuse themselves with ridiculous English signage from around the world. www.engrish.com is a typical example and I have to admit that there is some pretty hilarious stuff there. At the same time, I can’t help feeling that this kind of humor is adding insult to injury: first, we make the whole world speak English and then we laugh at how poorly they do it.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Language on the move
Publisher	Language on the move
Publication status	Published - 26 Nov 2009

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© 2018 Language on the Move. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

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200401 applied linguistics and educational linguistics
200405 language in culture and society (sociolinguistics)

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Ridiculous English signs

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