"It is forbidden to dog"

Language Log 2025-05-25

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The Chinese says:

yánjìn liù gǒu

严禁遛狗

"Dog walking is strictly prohibited"

Nathan Hopson comments: 

Sometimes you just have to #facepalm and #smh, etc."

The Engrish is bad enough, but there are not enough indefinite hyperbolic numbers in my vocabulary to reflect how bad the suggestive signage makes this…