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Japgrish 04/09/2004 09:14 PM

Everyone makes fun of the Japanese use of English. (See Engrish) T he Chicago Tribune has a story featuring Chicagoans with tattoos Japanese characters and a comparison of what the bearers think they mean and what they really mean in Japanese. Very funny.

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American "Japgrish" tattoos

American "Japgrish" tattoos 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
It's all well and good to snigger at "Engrish" -- weird, random Englishoid phrases printed on Japanese garmets and packaging, but check this out: the Chicago Tribune went out and looked at the "Japanese" characters tattooed on five Chicagoans and had them translated, then compared the results with what the bearers thought their ink meant.

* What he thinks his tattoo says: "strength" and "courage."
* What it actually says: The left part of the symbol appears to say "dog," while the right part conveys something along the lines of "time moving into the past." Smushed together, the two symbols amount to gibberish.

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Boing Boing: American "Japgrish" tattoos

Boing Boing: American "Japgrish" tattoos 04/10/2004 07:14 PM
American "Japgrish" tattoos .. THE REVENGE OF JANGLISH .. Boing Boing .. reigniting

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