"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" […]