Engrish Test!

Hello! Happy 2013 :)
 I decided to start a new "how to" series, this one on How To Grade an Engrish Sign.

Here is my grading scale :P
A+  Everything is misspelled, the grammar is completely wrong, and the sign is written in a way that no one could possibly understand what was supposed to be written.
B    There are some perfect spellings, but the grammar is messed up. You can still kind of tell the original meaning.

C  Pretty much everything is spelled right, but the order of one or two words is switched. The original meaning is clear.

D  The sign is fine, but there is just something not quite right with it...

F The sign is perfect. You cannot consider it Engrish.


Today I will do one example, and hopefully I will post more in a few days.

I would give this a C-, because the only thing spelled wrong is "Beveragez".  I don't know if they were just trying to be cool, but who does that? (by the way, I took this picture at an airport in China)






That's all for now, but please check here later for more Engrish Testing!

~Sonya

Funny/Confusing signs

The following signs are so bad (funny) that I have nothing left to say.

"Be waterful"???
Am I supposed to be a WATERFALL or am I supposed to be WONDERFUL?

Why would you advise the public on restroom use?
...and what do you mean by, "the adjacent bigger and spacious toilets"?

This is a great example of all the Asian ripoffs of American brands/ideas/clothes/EVERYTHING.
In America, there is the store Forever 21.
In China,  there is now Forever 26. Way to be creative.





I hope you enjoyed these photos, and be sure to check here later for more Engrish signs!
~Sonya

Engrish 101 Part two

Herro! Welcome to the second part of How to Write in Engrish!!
Without further delay...

STEP FOUR: Use an emotional appeal in the sign.

 "Please don't step on me, I am very painful!"

My heart totally feels for the fresh blades of grass that cover up the sign.
I am so scared for the pain that will be inflicted by the grass, as it is "very painful!" :P




STEP FIVE: Put all your words together in the same sentence, and don't use punctuation.

I don't get the random capitalization either..











STEP SIX: Switch out words to confuse the reader.

what is a "fauing tree branch"??
I am confused.




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Have a wonderful new year!
~Sonya

Engrish 101: How to write proper Engrish

Hi,
This is a blog about funny English signs that I have spotted in China. There is mixed up grammar, incorrectly spelled words, and more.
So today's post will be on how to write in Engrish! :)

STEP ONE: randomly put words together to the point that no one can understand you.
For example:

Apparently, it's SUPPOSED to mean "Work hard". How did that happen??
"haidlv"??






Anyways, onto STEP TWO: Literally translate everything. EVERYTHING.
For example:

Um...thanks? I don't really want to "GO DOWN."
Couldn't you say "Continue going down the stairs"?
What happened to your etiquette? :)







STEP THREE: Be cool and add extra letters to words.

"I will certainly openning the door for you!"
what else is there to say??






That's all for now, but check here later for more steps on how to speak Engrish!