50+ Funniest Moments In “Engrish” History

People born in English-speaking countries have a hard enough time trying to grasp the English language, so you can only imagine how tough it is for people who aren’t.

That’s why the “Engrish” meme exists. Not so much to make fun of those trying their best to learn English, but to make fun of how silly it can be when you do try to learn it.

Especially for those who speak Korean, Japanese or Chinese, where linguistic styles, like the absence of definite articles, infrequent consecutive consonants, and other grammatical phenomena make for honest mistakes that are actually pretty hilarious.

From shoplifters who will be “prostituted” to “child shredded meat,” enjoy these unfortunate translation errors…

Best “Engrish” Fails On The Internet:

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h/t Reddit, FailBlog

Nathan Davidson

A master of the internet farts and sciences. Often accused of being into movies, television, sports, gaming and long walks to the kitchen. Spent the last decade writing about the absurdity that is the internet with a primary focus on comedy, sports, entertainment and exposing cats for being evil monsters. Somehow achieved a BA in Advertising from the Michigan State University and MA in Copywriting from The Portfolio Center. Hobbies include keeping “that’s what she said” jokes fashionable, imitating noises like a parakeet and preventing political arguments. List writer for Ranker and former Editor-in-Chief of World Wide Interweb.

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