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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Lost in Translation
Mandarin is a very difficult language to learn. Lots of things get lost in translation usually because there is no literal translation between English and Mandarin. For example, "white wine" in English is translated to words that mean "white grape alcohol" in Mandarin; "yogurt" is translated to "sour milk"; and the Mandarin translation of "Diet Coke" is "healthy light cola" as there is no Mandarin word for "diet." So, you can see why, after this sign was translated from Mandarin to English, it reads very strange. This was found at a skateboard park near our house. I think they meant to title it "Skateboard Park Rules."
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