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Re: Ingliss is easy!

null@example.com (jackneve) — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:30:58 +0000

Alfred, I have a copy of that book, had it for years. Never fails to amuse, nay, convulse!

Re: Ingliss is easy!

null@example.com (Alfred) — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:14:37 +0000

LOL. I’m reminded of a little phrasebook that was compiled by a Portuguese man who knew little or no English. He used, if I remember correctly, a Portuguese-French dictionary and a French-English dictionary to achieve the feat, and in doing so he came up with wonderful phrases (that every native English speaker knows!) like “to craunch the marmoset”.

Ingliss is easy!

null@example.com (jackneve) — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:56:41 +0000

This is a transcript of an item from a book by Stewart Clark, original title: Broken English Spoken Perfectly. The actual book I have is unusual, it has titles and headings in Estonian, and was printed in Norway. Without the accents, it is titled: Duu juu spiik ingliss?.

Most of the book is hilarious, but I felt I should post this little gem:

BET US YOUR LETTER OF BUSINESS
TRANSLATION DO. EVERY PEOPLE
IN OUR STAFFING KNOW ENGLISH
LIKE THE HAND OF THEIR BACK.
UP TO THE MINUET WISE-STREET PHRASES,
DON'T YOU KNOW, OLD BOY

Origin: Moscow Times.