Lost in translation is a well know phenomenon that afflicts the international Jet-Set members such as me and Jill. (I know what you are thinking but please keep those thoughts to yourself.). The examples of this are rather easy to find in a country like this.
This is a recent one from our local paper, "The Arab News" or the Green Truth as it is known locally. It is obvious that the journalist has never done any extensive web surfing as a young man. Talk about a misplaced context :)
On the other hand here is an example of my own name being mangled in ways that defy comprehension. If someone paid me to do this I am not sure that I could construct such spelling. Find my name in this :)
However there are some signs that are simply impossible to misconstrue. Here are a couple which are on par with those signs on our beaches which show dogs proudly standing over steaming piles of excreta.
There are many more fine examples of humans communicating. This is after all what makes us so advanced and superior to other species.
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