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2017928 (52) 10 translation errors that will make you laugh so much | LinkedIn
10 translation errors that will make youlaugh so muchPublished on September 21, 2017
Kerry MichaelFounder at Y Translate17 articles
45 12 11
Running a business in a popular tourist destination does require you to have somesignage in English in order to attract customers. Some businesses use professionaltranslation services whilst others choose to use machine translation engines like Googletranslate.
Here are a few examples below of translation errors made by businesses that chose notto use a professional human translator to check the final translation:
It is really funny :) I saw an interesting side dish in a Hungarian restaurant a few years ago. Customers could order Smashed potato instead of Mashed potato. But it is sad when a professional translation office translates a certificate and the profession becomes Optician instead of Optometrist. For a fairly large amount of money of course
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Don't forget the notice on a fire extinguisher in China that said "Hand Grenade".
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