Any Engrish-like community in here?
from thatonecoder@lemmy.ca to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 12:19
https://lemmy.ca/post/46928981

I’ve used Lemmy for quite some time, but I haven’t found an Engrish community, other than the lemm.ee one, and the instance there died. Any alternatives?

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Nemo@slrpnk.net on 27 Jun 12:40 next collapse

Is that a typo, or you’re looking for a community based on casual racism?

Steve@communick.news on 27 Jun 12:54 next collapse

Or would it be a community of first generation immigrants venting their frustrations with English itself?

Apepollo11@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 13:01 next collapse

The one I encountered on Reddit (way back when) was more focused on occasions where slightly wonky translations led to funny results, rather than just making fun of bad translations, or the people who wrote them.

E.g.

  • The now-famous “Do Not Want” meme
  • The German translation section that included the Nazi flag instead of the current Germany one.
  • The utter nonsense written on a t-shirt I bought last time I was in Japan “Nither down on some it own american films the innocent sucker dupe speak to me blow-in baited onself because this way. Chiken just pain sent I hope come together up on the naked out-colling Rizy up road a little fat-man. BEAT SOMEWHERE”

It’s like the posts showing unnecessary quotation marks on signs - it’s not about making fun of the people who wrote the sign, it’s funny because it now conveys something else.

E.g., a sign outside a farm offering Fresh brown “eggs” for sale.

Apepollo11@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 13:09 next collapse

Here’s that insane t-shirt in all its glory.

<img alt="T-shirt with stating “Nither down on some it own american films the innocent sucker dupe speak to me blow-in baited onself because this way. Chiken just pain sent I hope come together up on the naked out-colling Rizy up road a little fat-man. BEAT SOMEWHERE”" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/994115e4-3983-43fa-bc63-c63dcb4ed0c7.jpeg">

gibmiser@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 13:12 collapse

Aneurysm design

thatonecoder@lemmy.ca on 27 Jun 17:13 next collapse

Yep. I don’t remember where I bought it, but there is this hilarious notebook that I have:

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/2bfa9962-4649-4d0a-a839-0fbadfb124fe.jpeg">

can@sh.itjust.works on 27 Jun 17:16 collapse

Maybe a community for that under a different name would be appropriate?

thatonecoder@lemmy.ca on 28 Jun 16:27 collapse

Yep.

solsangraal@lemmy.zip on 27 Jun 13:21 next collapse

engrish.com is hilarious. speaking as an asian

grandel@lemmy.ml on 27 Jun 17:34 collapse

Why is this being downvoted

grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world on 28 Jun 01:13 collapse

Uhh, you mean like this? https://engrish.com/

thatonecoder@lemmy.ca on 28 Jun 06:48 collapse

Yeah