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Human rights violations and environmental concerns aside, is China really ready for the Olympics? Check out these pictures of poorly worded English translations.

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Here is one that is a little dated but still funny. 

Here is an amusing video about housewives learning Spanish to speak with their nannies and their teacher getting fed up with the inane questions and exacting a kind of revenge. It would be funny to see a follow up of the Spanish they learned in action.

When learning a language you must have a sense of humor and learn to laugh at yourself. Below is a collection of things I have said, and written in class and in assignments, that weren’t quite right. I added a few other things that “others” in class have uttered as well. What are your French [...]

I have previously posted a collection of funny videos made by Ikea and shown in various European countries. See them here. I had thought you’d never see commercials like these in the US. Apparently I am wrong. I have never seen these live on the air but i am told they do exist live. They [...]

I saw this on Sam de Bretagne’s blog, see the link on the links page, and nearly fell on the floor laughing. I don’t know if this is the style in the US but it sure is here in France. As an added bonus there is a little tecktonik at the end.