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Engrish is a term used for the humorous misuse of the English language because of translation errors. This category is designed to mark humorous signs like the ones shown on this page. The term Engrish is sometimes used to refer to East Asian translation errors, but this category has global appeal to signs from any country or language.
For signs to be included in this category they must have both English text and foreign language text on the sign. This category is to show signs that are funny because of translation errors. If there is an english only sign that is funny for other reasons please submit it to the Unusual Signs or Unintentionally Funny Signs categories. If a sign is unintentionally funny because of language translations please put them in this category, but if the sign is unintentionally funny because of other reasons please put them in the Unintentionally Funny Signs category.
1. The sign must be humorous. This is not a category for showing off small grammatical errors, but is instead designed for showing interesting and entertaining signs.
2. Upload a photo of the sign and post a description.
3. Give the waymark a short title using the text of the english portion of the sign.
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LousaParck - Lousa, Portugal
in Engrish Signs
LousaParck is a car dealership, located in Lousa. The name consists in the agglutination of the name village (Lousa) with the misspelling use of the English word Park.
posted by: tmob
location: Lisboa, Portugal
date approved: 1/6/2013
last visited: never
City wales (Largo dos Colegiais Street) - Évora, Portugal
In the in the translation to english of the title of this Portuguese Historical Marker instead of "City Walls" it is written "City wales".
posted by: razalas
location: Évora, Portugal
date approved: 1/3/2013
City wales (Menino Jesus Street) - Évora, Portugal
Pigs and what they like - Pipa, Brazil
If you're headed to Praia do Amor from Pipa, you'll be probably facing this sign... Take a good look a it.
posted by: SUp3rFM & Cruella
location: Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
date approved: 12/21/2012
City wales (5 de Outubro Street) - Évora, Portugal
date approved: 12/13/2012
Ago entry myself please remove headdress
Sign at the casino entrance in Czech, Engrish and "Russian" language
posted by: Viburnus
location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
date approved: 12/10/2012
last visited: 4/6/2013
Offices Building - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Found this bad translation in Sao Paulo.
posted by: saopaulo1
location: São Paulo, Brazil
date approved: 2/1/2012
"Ask at Desk In" - Guarulhos, Brazil
Saw this sign at the international airport.
date approved: 1/28/2012
LEGACY: Cooming Soon or Come Soon
This waymark is located at 2300 City Park Drive, Gloucester.
posted by: elyob
location: Ontario, Canada
date approved: 9/29/2011
last visited: 3/30/2013
No Potograph - Sao Paulo, Brazil
A few missing Hs makes a funny sign. Sign is located inside the Consolacao Cemetery.
date approved: 7/20/2011
By Your Safety
Sign at a Mexican resort asking people not to come in with wet or bare feet.
posted by: The 2 Newlyweds
location: Mexico
date approved: 3/3/2011
Sored Club Engrish
There are several engrish signs that can be found in this Sored Club gym.
posted by: Narniaexpert
location: China
date approved: 6/9/2010
No Striding - Pudong, China
I think they mean "No Running".
posted by: Go Boilers!
date approved: 5/11/2010
last visited: 12/2/2012
If you have or brain disease . . .
When visiting the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China be sure to visit this Engrish Sign.
date approved: 4/17/2010
last visited: 11/17/2012
Speaking Cellphone is Strictly Prohibited When Thunderstorm
This sign can be found on the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China.
last visited: 10/5/2010
