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by Karen Newcombe

Everyone has seen the photos  that get passed around the Internet as jokes – bad translations in signs and instruction manuals that don't quite hit the mark.   These may hit the funny bone, but they don't quite communicate their intended message. 

English is a notoriously difficult language – a "shippery" thing, constantly changing shape, with hot catch phrases and business jargon becoming popular today, only to sound dated and overused a few months from now.  …