Friday, November 12, 2010

Engrish: Close But No Cigar

I love products that are made in countries where English is not the primary language. Here is an example of that (click the picture to enbiggen). This one got most things right, but there are a couple things that are just off the mark. Let's start at the top: "Like real BBQ firelight & grillsound!" Like real? OMG! It is sooooo bitchin'! And while "firelight" is a real English word, "grillsound" is not. The best part is the food they included: steak and hamburger steak (a little redundant), cheese (okay), 2 bread (not buns?), a sausage (I guess that happens) and a cucumber (completely missed the target with that one). Gives an interesting insight on how other countries imagine our cookouts to be.

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