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My Engrish Page
Engrish is a primarily Japanese phenomenon in which English letters are considered so fashionable in-and-of themselves that the accuracy of the grammar and the substance of the English is of secondary importance. For more information, click here. This is my personal collection (all photos taken by yours truly). Enjoy. Updated August 28, 2005 |
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As my friend Berin pointed out, which one? |
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Well, it wasn't that great... |
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I'm sure there's a great story behind this sign. |
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She's so cute, and yet with that shirt... |
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Ditto. |
| Manhood scholarships were one of the many Japanese innovations that came and went with the 1980s boom. |
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This is on a bag that I actually bought. |
| No comment -- just weird |
| Indeed, it's quite a menace. Japan has seen a 40% increase in rord rage over the past few years |
| Again, no comment. |
| BWA-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! |
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OK, as weird as this shirt is, it gets even weirder. See the line that says "PUBIC HAIR OF MOUTAKUTOU"? "MOUTAKUTOU" means "Mao Zedong" in Japanese. To which I can only comment: wtf? WTF?!?!? |
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I suppose he has a younger and older chid, leaving him in the middle. |
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Yeeeee-ha! |
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Issued by the dog department I see. |
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Spell check anyone? |
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Apparently the name of a band. |
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Spell check anyone? (2) |
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And why not! |
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Think of the children... |
| Turkish Engrish! | |
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I know what they mean -- the second push of the button will stop the flush -- but they are asking to be misunderstood. |
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The name of a major bus company. Hence, I can say that on our trip through Turkey, we rode a KamilKoc all night long. |
| Interesting word choice. |
| c. 2005 Christopher Gunson |