2010-09-21, 10:18 PM
I don't have the picture because it was a photo a group of students (from my school) on an exchange trip took, but it went something like this.
A sign on the wall in a toilet in a University in China.
”请小心地滑“
English translation right below the Chinese text read:
"Please be careful land slide."
(The original text means "Please be careful; floor is slippery.")
Not so much of a grammatical error as it is a translation error...
p.s. On a side note, the title of this thread should be "I was always curious as to how wrong grammar can change the meaning of text". "Erroneous" would be a better word than "wrong", but whatever. No offence intended; try taking this chance to improve your English.
A sign on the wall in a toilet in a University in China.
”请小心地滑“
English translation right below the Chinese text read:
"Please be careful land slide."
(The original text means "Please be careful; floor is slippery.")
Not so much of a grammatical error as it is a translation error...
p.s. On a side note, the title of this thread should be "I was always curious as to how wrong grammar can change the meaning of text". "Erroneous" would be a better word than "wrong", but whatever. No offence intended; try taking this chance to improve your English.