December 2, 2008 @ 11:08 am · Filed under Errors, Words words words
It all started with an entry in the "Sic!" section of Michael Quinion's World Wide Words newsletter #614, on 11/22/08 (boldface added): Rachael Weiss found an item on a menu in Turkey: "Aubergine Kebap. Ground veal patties with aborigine arranged on a layer of sauteed pita bread, topped with tomatoes and spices." She observed, "We […]
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May 30, 2014 @ 1:27 pm · Filed under Language and food, Lost in translation
Commenting on Facebook about Ben Zimmer's Language Log post on the Iraqi "Paul is dead" buffet sign, Anne Erdmann shared this buffet sign from China:
October 23, 2013 @ 5:06 am · Filed under Lost in translation
Sent in by Molshri Ezekiel via David Donnell:
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