My Chinese cigarettes tell me they have "Scavenging Free Radical Tech." Yesterday on a German beer menu I was offered "Lager Hell."
The first one is just nonsense. The second is a word existing in two languages with two different meanings. Both make the product seem vaguely sinister to English speakers.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
fun with translations
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