"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…
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