Bloopers in EnglishFor each of the Bloopers
in English
Figure out why the blooper is amusing or funny … how the meaning of the message has been distorted.
Give a corrected version free from ambiguity.
In a Paris hotel elevator
Please leave your values at the front
desk.
In a Paris hotel elevator
Please leave your valuables at the
front desk.
Please leave your values at the front
desk.
On the Menu of a Swiss restaurant
Our wines leave you nothing to hope
for.
On the Menu of a Swiss restaurant
Our wines are excellent. You could not find better ones !
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.
In a Japanese hotel
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.
In a Japanese hotel
You are welcome to get assistance from the hotel chambermaid.
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.
In a Bucharest hotel lobbyThe lift is being fixed for
the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
In a Bucharest hotel lobby
The lift is under repair until tomorrow.
Any inconvenience caused is regretted.
The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop
Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop
The Fitting Room for ladies
is at the 1st Floor.
Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
In a Bangkok dry cleaners
Drop your trousers here for
best results.
In a Bangkok dry cleaners
Send your trousers here
for the best dry cleaning results.
Drop your trousers here for best
results.
In a Copenhagen airline ticket office
We take your bags and send them in all directions.
In a Copenhagen airline ticket office
Your luggage bags can be sent by us to any destination in
the world.
We take your bags and send them in all directions.
In a Norwegian cocktail lounge
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.
In a Norwegian cocktail lounge
Ladies are requested not to
bring along children to the
bar.
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.
In an Acapulco hotel
The manager has personally passed all the water served here.
In an Acapulco hotel
The manager has personally certified that all the water served here is safe.
The manager has personally passed all the water served here.
In a Rome laundryLadies, leave your
clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
In a Rome laundry
Ladies, let us take care of your laundry chores.
Have a good day !
Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
A sign in a Vienna hotel
In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.
A sign in a Vienna hotel
In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.
Should there be a fire outbreak, try your best to alert the hotel porter.
A sign in a Moscow hotelYou are welcome to visit the
cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
A sign in a Moscow hotelYou are welcome to visit the
cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
You are welcome to visit the cemetery of famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers.
Visits may be made on any day of the week except Thursday.
The EndThe End
Hope you have enjoyed the Lesson.Hope you have enjoyed the Lesson.
May you be well and happy !May you be well and happy !
With Metta,With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik BinBro. Oh Teik Bin