@Lewreader;
LOL!! Yes, though I do not think it is ESL; more like EFL!! And they are as mangled in French as in English (in Canada we get both on everything) We sometimes have to read both “translations” in order to figure out what they want yo to do. Even on some products that say “made in USA” or “Made in Canada” ! I think they “out-source” the instructions!
There is a term for the fractured English that comes from many Asian nations. It could be considered somewhat derogatory, but many Asians use the term themselves. It’s “Engrish”.
“Engrish”, and its near cousin, “Chinglish”, are the bane of lusers everywhere. When you finish a paragraph and scratch your head, and say “HUH?” you know you’ve found some.
On modern electronics, there is a thriving niche industry creating “quick-start” brochures, that carefully distill the manual into something usable. The best even follow the sequence of what you actually need to get the bleeep thing on-the-air.
rayannina almost 14 years ago
Better yet, lock him in a closet with this stupid spammer!
Sisyphos almost 14 years ago
FLAG the spam! –The little scrap o’ cow crud!
Even Texas Armadillo is scared off by the threat of enforced proximity to Sam Donaldson!
mrsullenbeauty almost 14 years ago
Just in case no one’s done it yet, I flagged the spammer.
coratelli almost 14 years ago
http://shockdom.com/open/carl/
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
I enjoy the interesting English in the Spam. ESL!
Ever read the instructions with “Some assembly required’?
Allison Nunn Premium Member almost 14 years ago
@Lewreader; LOL!! Yes, though I do not think it is ESL; more like EFL!! And they are as mangled in French as in English (in Canada we get both on everything) We sometimes have to read both “translations” in order to figure out what they want yo to do. Even on some products that say “made in USA” or “Made in Canada” ! I think they “out-source” the instructions!
MisngNOLA almost 14 years ago
There is a term for the fractured English that comes from many Asian nations. It could be considered somewhat derogatory, but many Asians use the term themselves. It’s “Engrish”.
Droptma Styx almost 14 years ago
Well, 8 hours later, and the spam is still there. Did the GoComics staff take Friday off?
Kerovan almost 14 years ago
Gone now. I had to login to flag it and it disappeared while I was doing that.
buckleylover Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Not SAM!!! Anyone but SAM!!!
Sherlock Watson almost 14 years ago
I don’t know how many people remember Pappy Parker, but when I see that armadillo’s hat, I expect him to yell, “FRIIIIIIED CHICKEN!”
txmystic almost 14 years ago
Better Sam Donaldson than…say…George Will…
mrkiko almost 14 years ago
I’m -a stayng? Bad hat , bad English. You belong in Texas.
jhouck99 almost 14 years ago
If anyone wonders why the armadillo is hairless, just look to Sam Donaldson’s head…
chinook2 almost 14 years ago
Hey, at least that Texan is smart!
pbarnrob almost 14 years ago
“Engrish”, and its near cousin, “Chinglish”, are the bane of lusers everywhere. When you finish a paragraph and scratch your head, and say “HUH?” you know you’ve found some.
On modern electronics, there is a thriving niche industry creating “quick-start” brochures, that carefully distill the manual into something usable. The best even follow the sequence of what you actually need to get the bleeep thing on-the-air.