Lost in Translation: Misadventures in English Abroad - Hardcover

Croker, Charlie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843172089 ISBN 13: 9781843172086

Publisher: Michael O'Mara, 2006

Synopsis

Michael O'Mara Edition.

About this title

Review:

"Croker amusingly highlights the mounting slush pile of
communicative catastrophe" -- Scotland on Sunday, 1 Oct 06

"a wonderful collection of recent outrageous howlers from all
over the world" -- Irish Independent, 28 Sept 06

"too funny for public transport" -- Sunday Times Travel Magazine, December 06

a hilarious new book Lost in Translation is a collection of
linguistic lunacy from around the world. -- Sunday Mail, 8 Oct 06

the book which is registering highest on the giggleometer this
autumn is Charlie Croker's wonderfully funny Lost in Translation... -- THE Book Magazine, Oct 06

very funny... beautifully illustrated -- The Spectator, 2 Dec 06

From the Publisher:

In A Japanese hire care:
When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn

In A Yugoslavian hotel room:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid

On a Japanese teabag:
Do not wet with water

On a French menu:
An extract of fowl, peached or sunside up

On A Chinese candle:
Keep this candle out of children

In a Norwegian bar:
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael O'Mara
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1843172089
• ISBN 13: 9781843172086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176