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[paxchewy]

Similar to when I was talking about Spanglish, this article just proves how ridiculously complicated English is, and how many ways there are to get it wrong.

Beijing stamps out poor EnglishI think my favorite examples were the big sign that said "Question Authority" (for the information desk) and the "uncomplimentary pants"- scroll down to the

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[hyperlatina]

LMAO! I just got through emailing and facebooking this story to loads of people!!

It made me realize that Konglish really isn't as bad as I think it is.

[paxchewy]

Yeah, those are some classic examples. Glory has some choice 'Konglish' on facebook, though. As a language nerd, I find it all very entertaining.