Tuesday, July 28, 2009

How We Play With Language! Even If We Are Unaware

A dear friend in India sent this to me and it's too good not to share!

ONLY IN ENGLAND .....

Spotted in a toilet of a London office:

"TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW."

In a London Laundromat:
"AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE
LIGHT GOES OUT."

Outside a London second-hand shop:
"WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT
BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN ??"

Spotted in a safari park:
"ELEPHANTS, PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR."

Seen during a London conference:
"FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN’T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE
ON THE 1ST FLOOR"

Notice in a field:
"THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES"

On a repair shop door:
"WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR, THE BELL DOESN’T WORK)"

People in other countries sometimes go out of their way to communicate with their English-speaking tourists. Here is a list of signs seen around the world :

Doctors clinic, Rome :
"SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES."

Hotel, Acapulco :

"THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE."

In a Nairobi restaurant:

"CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE SHOULD WAIT AND SEE THE MANAGER."

"OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO."

Interesting...
In a Calcutta Coffee House:
PEOPLE DISCARDING CIGARETTE STUBS IN CUPS WILL BE SERVED COFFEE IN ASH TRAYS

10 comments:

  1. Some of these are really funny. Thanks for posting.

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  2. Quite funny stuff. Language can be so entertaining.

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  3. I think I was in that Calcutta coffee house....

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  4. This was a fun read. Our language is an adventure!

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  5. Very good, made me smile and I leave smiling. Thank you :)

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  6. Hilarious! I couldn't make up this stuff up if I tried.

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  7. Oh how lovely, thank you for the laugh :)

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