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Engrish of the Week! Happy Friday!

Posted on April 15, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Ah, my favorite kind of Engrish–spelled correctly, grammatically passable, and yet, just…wrong. I love the tone on this, it makes me think of some disappointed baker somewhere saying, “Well, it’s

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Happy Friday! Engrish of the Week :)

Posted on April 8, 2011 by superhappyawesome

This was a little sweet from one of my coworkers, a lovely example of the Omiyage that often appears on my desk. I don’t know about

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Engrish of the Week: Like a virgin?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Shiseido’s Maquillage makeup line’s tagline is “I’m Virgin” because everyone loves a vir…wait, what? These words, they do not mean what I think you think they mean, Shiseido! I guess they’re trying to imply that she’s young and her skin … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Happy Friday! Caught  this one in Ueno Station today in Tokyo. It’s not misspelled or grammatically incorrect, just oddly poetic–my favorite! We’re spending the weekend in Tokyo to see some friends and meet with some contacts in the Animation Industry, … Continue reading →

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Happy Engrish Friday!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Happy Friday, everybody! This sign was up during construction of a building near my school, and made me giggle EVERY TIME I walked by. So what are you up to this weekend? I’ve got some leads on some Hina dolls, … Continue reading →

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Happy Engrish Friday!

Posted on February 25, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Happy Friday! We missed last week (boo!) but are back this week with a treat from one of my most adorable students on Valentine’s Day.  I love when something is spelled correctly, and the grammar is fine, but still, there’s … Continue reading →

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They’re Harf-way there…

Posted on February 11, 2011 by superhappyawesome

The twelve year old boy in me really wanted to take a pen and turn the second “h” into a “b”, but I refrained… Happy Friday, Internets! It’s National Foundation Day or 建国記念の日 here in Japan, which means a three … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday! Engrish of the week :)

Posted on February 4, 2011 by superhappyawesome

I’m not sure how sexy this sweatshirt in a nice big size really is, but at least it won’t make you look like a Corporat Outer Space Nun. Thank GOD! I know that’s one of my biggest concerns when clothes … Continue reading →

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Engrish of the Week! Eat…fresh?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by superhappyawesome

We just got a Subway in our town, and all of the Americans have been buzzing with excitement. The sandwiches are delicious, the lobster bisque (no, really. Would you trust lobster bisque from Subway?) is a bit strange, but this … Continue reading →

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Engrish of the week!

Posted on January 21, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Happy Friday, everybody! To bring you into the weekend, here’s your Engrish photo of the week. We spotted this one at Yoyogi park, and it’s a doozy. (As always, you can click the photo for a larger size.) What are … Continue reading →

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