Friday, November 18, 2005

BUTCHERING THE QUEEN'SLANGUAGE......

Well after repeated requests to my friends of not sending any forwards, unless its really different , thought provoking or better still ,both I keep deleting all these fwds & he next day they are all still there in a new form but still having the same function, that of filling my inbox choc-a-bloc.I’m really not into forwards ,specially those ,where you have to send it to a certain number of people or you’llhave bad luck for so many years ,or you’ll be unlucky in love. Yeah!! Rite!! I fail to understand that how educated people believe in this shit(sorry for the profanity if I upset anyone……)I made another account in hotmail to escape from these forwards & even after telling people so often, “do not send forwards to the new id…” , there it is everytime I open my inbox…….I’m tired of all these dumbass fwds.Well the post below is one of many such forwards. I was intrigued by this because this gives all the countless Indians hope that they aren’t that bad in English,there are people around the world ,who’s English is worse, much worse.
So lets go ahead & look at how the “QUEENS LANGUAGE” has been butchered by people all over the world …….. .. ..



Spotted in a toilet of a London office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW


In a London Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

In a London department store: BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS In an London office: AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD Outside a London second hand shop:

WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in London health food shop window: CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS

Spotted in a safari park: ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR

Seen during a London conference: FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR

Notice in a field: THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES Message on a leaflet:

IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS On a repair shop door: WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

People in other countries sometimes go out of their way to communicate with their English-speaking tourists. Here is a list of signs seen around the world.

At a Budapest zoo: PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD, GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.

Doctors office, Rome: SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Hotel, Acapulco: THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE.

In a Nairobi restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE SHOULD WAIT AND SEE THE MANAGER.

In a City restaurant: OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO.