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More amusing linguistic snafus here. Funny, I tell you.

A collection of examples of that which we know as Engrish, but with a mostly Scandinavian origin. My favourite was from “A hotel in Vienna” and literally made me laugh til I cried:

In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.

(I couldn’t help imagining a porter with a particular affinity for horror movies, who would naturally be more difficult than the average person to “alarm”.)

All in all: Funny.