"It is forbidden to dog"

Language Log 2025-05-25

Summary:

(source) 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…   Selected readings "Scoop the poop" […]

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Victor Mair

Date tagged:

05/25/2025, 19:08

Date published:

05/25/2025, 17:28