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On The Benefits Of Chinglish
2008-08-19 13:38:00 Very insightful post on Matt Schiavenza's blog, entitled, "Why Chinglish Exists." Post starts out with a great story on the Great Communicator (Ronald Reagan) and then explains the marketing benefits of using English, no matter how mangled: In mainland China, having English advertisements represents modernity, internationalism, and sophistication. Most Chinese people wouldn’t realize that the actual words were nonsensical, as most don’t read English. Besides, their eyes would immediately go to the (properly written) Chinese text first. Just having the words there is what matters, not what the words actually say. In addition to appealing to Chinese consumers, when I am in a foreign country (not just China), I am more likely to go into a restaurant or store if there is some English somewhere. I figure that no matter how bad the English, the effort means they probably want English speaking customers and there is a greater chance someone inside speaks at least some English. ...
By: China Law Blog
Beijing Shop Sign
2008-04-08 17:54:00 "Money Laundering"A wonderful if slightly off translation found in Beijing.Sorry to disappoint, this is not a mafia or yakuza or tong-related company.Hotels in BeijingBuy 2008 Beijing Olympics TicketsBooks on China and BeijingTagsBeijing China Chinglish Beijing OlympicsBook the Fujian Hotel Beijing Book the Beijing Qianyuan International Business Hotel
By: Beijing Visitor
Say it in Chinglish
2008-01-09 13:45:00 Chinglish is rampant in China. It's so prevalent that the government has dispatched teams of bloggers and linguists to clean up signs all over Beijing in the lead-up to the 2008 Olympic Games. The f-word has mysteriously cropped up in many signs and until now government officials have been baffled and expats amused. Sinologist, Victor Mair, however, recently announced that he may have found the culprit: a translation program that translates the Chinese "gan," meaning "dry" or "to do" as the most notorious word in the English language.
By: Fashion Newsweek
Chinglish
2007-12-28 11:18:00 Beijing city authorities are doing their best to stamp out bad examples of "Chinglish" in the capital before the start of the Beijing Olympic Games in the summer.However as these examples show, there is some work still to be done.images © Daniel Allen Read more on ChinglishHotels in BeijingBuy 2008 Beijing Olympics TicketsBooks on China and BeijingTagsBeijing China Chinglish China TravelBook the Fujian Hotel Beijing Book the Beijing Qianyuan International Business Hotel
By: Beijing Visitor
Worst cases of Chinglish
2007-12-16 10:39:00 Chinese + English = ChinglishWhether these people know very little English, or they are just plain stupid, either way these signs are just funny.View full post
CNN Revisiting Chinglish
2007-08-01 06:33:00 Bad English. Everyone?s seen it. It?s everywhere. No matter where you go in China, you?ll find signs like these. As a Chinese American, who has been on many trips with other Americans to different tourist places in China, seeing a funny sign is?well, funny. In preparation for the Olympics, the Beijing Government instituted a program where Beijingers ...
A Canadian in Beijing: Charmed by Chinglish
2007-05-24 21:05:00 In fact, there are a few websites (like this one) devoted to the discussion of these lost-in-translationn tattoo mistakes. Well, I’m happy to say that I have yet to see misspelled English on any Chinese flesh. Another point for China! … Source
Winning an argument meme - Chinglish Style
2007-05-21 13:10:00 The terrifically funny team over at chinglishness have picked up the winning an argument meme and run with it like good ‘uns. I urge you to pop over there this second and take a look at how one of the remarkably impressive graphs uses regression analysis to show significance while others are simple - like the ...
By: plooptionary
Chinglish Battle Great Odd Not Vanish For Complete by ?08 Olympics
2007-04-12 05:47:00 BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is unlikely to be totally free of Chinglish signs by the 2008 Olympics, but the government is increasing efforts to improve the capital’s once lamentable English, a senior official said on Wednesday. “You not make sounds from your mouth in absolutes,” Liu Yang, deputy head of efforts to clean up Beijing’s ...
By: Often Wrong
Teach Hinglish and Chinglish in Britain
2007-03-15 17:16:00 H S Rao, London, Mar 15: Newcomers to Britain should not be taught English but cultural mixes such as Hinglish, Chinglish and Spanlish which should be part of the curriculum, a think tank suggested today.
By: newkerala.com
British think tank moots Hinglish, Spanglish and Chinglish for immigrants
2007-03-15 11:53:00 London, Mar 15 : A British thinktank has said that 'Imperial' English was outdated and suggested that it needed to adapt to the global reach in the form of Hinglish, Spanglish and Chinglish.
By: newkerala.com
British think tank moots Hinglish, Spanglish and Chinglish for immigrants
2007-03-15 11:53:00 London, Mar 15 : A British thinktank has said that 'Imperial' English was outdated and suggested that it needed to adapt to the global reach in the form of Hinglish, Spanglish and Chinglish.
By: newkerala.com
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