Spanish Toolkit: Learn Spanish Now! » spanish http://blog.spanishtoolkit.com Tools, Tips and Strategies for Language Learning Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:24:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Translations Gone Horribly Wrong http://blog.spanishtoolkit.com/translations-gone-horribly-wrong/ http://blog.spanishtoolkit.com/translations-gone-horribly-wrong/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:24:09 +0000 Joseph http://blog.spanishtoolkit.com/?p=23 Spanish-English and English-Spanish translations are not the only sources of glitches and public relations grief in the world of modern language communication.

And computer-generated translations are not the only culprits in the logic-defying, “What were they thinking?” goofs and miscues that aggravate our ability to understand other cultures.

Case in point: WGN TV in Chicago compiled a gallery of “Horrible Translations” that proves that communication comes from understanding, not from word substitution.

Enjoy these examples of “Translations gone wrong.” Look for the faulty Spanish to English translations among these gems.

Horrible Translations Gallery

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