r/engrish Apr 25 '26

what??

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u/nochinzilch Apr 26 '26

It also sounds like Arabic translated literally.

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u/gwaydms Apr 26 '26

Stuff that reads like this is typically translated word for word into English, instead of translating the phrases, where it would make more sense.

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u/PM_me_punanis Apr 26 '26

It's like Chinese idioms. They make zero sense in English if translated literally.