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Those damned English experts

Snarking at ‘expert-approved’ translations.

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Malformed English in Guiyang delights online commenters

An awful, awful sign translation in Guiyang

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‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Beware the rampageous rooter, my son Xinhua reports: Historic torii damaged in Beijing A historic torii standing on the street in front of Guozijian in Beijing, once the imperial college in China’s olden dynasties, was severely damaged by a rampageous … Continue reading

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