Written as seen with a graphic of an eye (like the one on dollars above the pyramid) looking at you. It’s fine with me, I’ll be responsible in all of my own belonging. Now, where can I see some of these lost or stolen items you have?
I almost died laughing when I saw this. For more fun butcheries of the English language see http://www.engrish.com
Great choice of website link there, dalovindj.
Along the same lines, one of the things highlighted on a show I caught only part of (much to my dismay) back about six years ago were other manglings of English, but this time in Japanese stores (as in, in Japan). I’ll never forget this partiuclar item…
‘Juvenile Exterminator’
Something to get rid of those pesky teenagers wanting to borrow your car, perhaps?
(As a side note… I can’t seem to find any site that does the reverse… shows how English-speakers mangle their language. Or perhaps I’m just looking in the wrong places.)
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That would be a great site. It’s hard given all the different ways of using the English language. I spend hours discussing technical definitions with folks in GD, then go spin records at night clubs and speak like I’m from the ghetto my whole life, then have to have lunch with my mother where I speak like a church-goer, and then I start posting on Transhuman webpages and they have a whole language of their own. Check the examples of statements I might make any given day:
SDGD - “What are the ethical implications of terraforming as relates to the human condition?”
At the Club: “What up dog. Been Chillin’. Got the big-up beats ready to bump, No doubt. Yo, you see that honey with the fly kicks, I’m gonna work my game like a motha fucka should.”
With Mom: “I met a really nice girl. We have alot in common. Would you like some more tea?”
Transhuman websites: “So is the posthuman a creature or an evoluture?”
I use the terms from one situation with the folks from any other situation and I get weird looks. English is a pretty messed up language, but what fun it is!!!
DaLovin’ Dj
http://www.wemadeoutinatreeandthisoldguysatandwatchedus.com
seriously.
Phouchg
Lovable Rogue
Thanks Phouchg. I love a good laugh in the morning.
peers at link, blinks I’m not sure if that URL takes the cake for the longest one-word(?) I’ve seen. (URL’s like foo.bar.co.cz, but with longer words don’t coun’t. I’m talking just the stuff between the http://www. and the .whatever.etc.)
And that’s close to what I’m looking for… I’m looking a bit more for the English is the offendee’s (to put it that way) first language, XYZ is their 2nd, and the page is about how non-native XYZ language speakers (un?)intentionally butcher their language.
But it (the website you pointed me to) is still a painful hoot to read.
Then, back to DaLovin’DJ (now that I have seen how to capatilize and punctuate it right):
It’s small wonder why English is perhaps one of the hardest languages to learn. Between different vocabularies for different groups/situations, and our rather p-poor grammar (I hesitate to think how many irregular verbs we have!) it’s small wonder our language gets butchered so easily.
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My favorite English-mangling sign was at a really fun pizza joint in D.C. “Free Pizza on Premise”
I think, therefore I am, dude. Where’s my pie?
Sua
I saw—in a hotel in Wales, of all places—a sign on a door reading, “This Door Is Alarmed!”