Category Archives: The Eeenglish Police

oh yeaaaa

Posted on October 26, 2009 by gee

Went to mall and saw these gems. First off, at IKEA’s everything-and-thekitchen-sink section — make sure you read the entire thing: Next, at Carrefour: If you think I don’t have at least two jokes about “underware” and “packing” you don’t … Continue reading →

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your engrish, it’s very brokeded

Posted on August 9, 2009 by gee

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Late Friday night / early Saturday I was driving a lonely stretch of the highway from Subang when the radio came on with a … Continue reading →

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bungalow

Posted on June 19, 2009 by gee

It was past midnight, closer to one in the morning, when the brother and I were driving home from another food mcguyverism adventure to McDonalds (another post for another day). As we sat at a light I stared at a … Continue reading →

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things that annoy me (but really shouldn’t)

Posted on May 14, 2009 by gee

I don’t usually go crazy english-nazi during everyday conversations but some things just drive me… crazy. Examples: – when people pronounce ‘client’ as a one-syllable word, sounding like ‘klein’. WTF, you manglish flers. – when people pronounce ‘flour’ as a … Continue reading →

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that’s what he sayeth

Posted on April 9, 2009 by gee

[Photo by Joshua H. @ flickr] Taken at the Vermont Marriage Equality Rally. I really love the sign but I can’t help the intense urge to grab a sharpie and color in a comma after LOVE. Maybe he meant that … Continue reading →

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subject verb agreement: fail

Posted on March 24, 2009 by gee

Who do they hire as copywriters? You only need to run this sentence through Microsoft Word and it’ll tell you that something ain’t right.

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Mexican in PeeDee, whodathunk?

Posted on February 23, 2009 by PpFt

The “Best (and Only – ed.) Mexican Restaurant in PD!” has an unusual offering:

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it was about 7 in the morning

Posted on February 13, 2009 by gee

Maybe the guy in charge of captions didn’t get his morning coffee in…

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a happy hour sign

Posted on February 6, 2009 by gee

At a hotel in Waterloo, IA:

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Er.

Posted on January 5, 2009 by PpFt

In preparation for landing, I’ve had a lot of correspondence from home recently. And the one trend I’ve noticed is the flagrantly abusive misuse (superlatives much?) of the word “revert”. As in: XYZ company says: “Thank you for your email. … Continue reading →

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for those who like their meals to have an outdoor flavor

Posted on September 22, 2008 by gee

Here’s a meta-picture of something you’d never think of nomming: The brother saw this at a Carrefour. I’m thinking it’s the one in MidValley.

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your English, it’s brokeded

Posted on September 21, 2008 by gee

This is from awhile back; I’m playing catch up with blog reading so sorry lah. A look at the Horror of Malaysian Education System from Lim Kit Siang’s blog, via Education In Malaysia, re: an advertorial (which shouldn’t be a … Continue reading →

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Every word read damage(s) your brain

Posted on September 5, 2008 by gee

I’ve been busy. Very busy. Here’s a pic to either amuse you or make you facepalm. Taken in Selayang from my last visit home. In case you weren’t one hundred percent sure, the English reads “Every puff take damage your … Continue reading →

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a little standard, please?

Posted on May 8, 2008 by gee

haf nu haus says: (10:14:35 PM) “Politicians not immune to the law, too” abort, retry, fail? says: (10:14:48 PM) errr apa? haf nu haus says: (10:14:55 PM) typical malaysian headline and a pet peeve abort, retry, fail? says: (10:15:14 PM) … Continue reading →

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maybe it’s just me

Posted on April 13, 2008 by gee

I think the fella who writes headlines for The Star thinks he’s funny when he came up with this one: “Number of obese growing bigger, says Liow” p.s. – I hate The Star’s redesigned look with the embedded-ad-linkin-whateveryouwannacallit shit. It’s … Continue reading →

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