Comments on: Tourist repellent http://www.dunglish.nl/2006/07/25/tourist-repellent/ Where Dutch and English collide Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:43 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bl_henkie http://www.dunglish.nl/2006/07/25/tourist-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-6010 bl_henkie Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:41:17 +0000 http://www.dunglish.nl/?p=195#comment-6010 The funny thing is that the sentence also sounds alot like Engrish! (Written by a Japanese employee??) The funny thing is that the sentence also sounds alot like Engrish! (Written by a Japanese employee??)

]]> By: Ali man http://www.dunglish.nl/2006/07/25/tourist-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-4935 Ali man Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:11:01 +0000 http://www.dunglish.nl/?p=195#comment-4935 Zo mooi!! i suppose you're partially right Remco. :) Zo mooi!!

i suppose you’re partially right Remco. :)

]]> By: Remco http://www.dunglish.nl/2006/07/25/tourist-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-4865 Remco Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:24:18 +0000 http://www.dunglish.nl/?p=195#comment-4865 I think these people show they care for public transport. Because if the public transport is sold it is not certain whether it remains public... More efficient would be to state: 'Public transport not for sale!' I think these people show they care for public transport. Because if the public transport is sold it is not certain whether it remains public…
More efficient would be to state: ‘Public transport not for sale!’

]]> By: Ludolph http://www.dunglish.nl/2006/07/25/tourist-repellent/comment-page-1/#comment-4395 Ludolph Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:37:30 +0000 http://www.dunglish.nl/?p=195#comment-4395 Zo'n affiche kan tot misverstanden leiden. toerist: Please where I buy ticket for bus please? No here? balie: Oh yes, we do sell bus tickets. toerist: But sign says... balie: The sign says whe cannot sell the public transport - it doesn't mention tickets. If someone is interested in purchasing the public transport company, they should stop bothering us and go to the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Zo’n affiche kan tot misverstanden leiden.

toerist: Please where I buy ticket for bus please? No here?
balie: Oh yes, we do sell bus tickets.
toerist: But sign says…
balie: The sign says whe cannot sell the public transport – it doesn’t mention tickets. If someone is interested in purchasing the public transport company, they should stop bothering us and go to the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

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