Unfortunate Abbreviation…
Fuji Airways decided to name their guidebook “FAG”. Not that there is anything wrong with that…
Hat tip to Josh Wheeler for the link.
Adult Engrish - Now Updated Weekly!
For those who enjoy a more raunchy form of Engrish, you are probably aware that we have a separate section that I call “Adult Engrish” (created to protect the innocent from offensive material).
I used to do special themed weeks to introduce these vulgar Engrishes, but since the Adult Engrish is now in a whole separate sub-domain I [...]
F*ck Fiat! Brazilian Engrish?
Um… well it’s a new car and we decided to give it a name with real flare. We call it the &%$@ Fiat.
Anyway, click on the image to go to the actual site (warning - contains four letter word that starts with the letter “f”):
Even the URL is messed up. Can anyone tell me what “f*ck” [...]
Teaching English in Japan has its fun moments…
Especially when you get reports like this one:
Found via Matador Study. The image was originally found on the blog of Abram Plaut who sometimes showcases funny Engrish from his students.
The image was Dugg a little over a month ago, but I wanted to chronicle it here for easy Engrish access.
Engrish Link of the Day - GoodLife Hotel
If you can get past the cheesy music, this site contains many Engrish gems:
Thanks to Candy Lim for the link!
The Manner Posters of Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro is Japan’s largest subway system, and they have come out with a new series of “Manner Posters” so that we can all just get along better when riding the subway. I thought that this new series was good enough for a chuckle.
Since it is all about doing the right thing, every month a [...]
The Reverse of Engrish - Hanzi Smatter
I am often asked: “What about the reverse of Engrish? Can’t you post westerners messing up Asian languages?” I suppose I could try, but I would rather post a link to someone who does it right and has a vast knowledge of Chinese. Tian of Hanzismatter.com has amassed a great collection of tattoos, clothing, etc. [...]



