Thursday, August 05, 2004

Update: More Real Life Examples

  1. (in a classroom presentation) "...Plicker Pree monitor."

  2. A sign in Bandung: "Tambal Van."

  3. "Pesva."
    --Submitted by vonEbenhaum

  4. "(when a guy being told to spell "SOFMA")...Sierra Oscar Papa Mama Alpha."
    --Submitted by Ndari


YOU KNOW YOU LIVE IN A SUNDANESE AREA WHEN

You encounter a lot of these...

Inpaq
The actual word is "infaq," a Muslim term for a certain kind of donation.



Should've been "Puding," Bahasa for (surprise!) "pudding."



HOW ANAL-RETENTIVE ARE YOU...

...when it comes to punctuation?

Try the Eats, Shoots and Leaves Punctuation Game (requires Flash). Or the more serious Punctuation Test (click the Test menu on the left frame).

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