Unfortunate choices in translation?
Unfortunate choices in translation?
(OP)
Did we have a thread covering unfortunate choices of company or product names?
I just came across Cambodian airlines and decided that they were the ones to fly my wife around... the airline is named for her!
PMT Air
http://www.pmtair.com/www/index.php
TYo be fair it probably means something real good in Cambodian but the initials do have that certain something in English.
I just came across Cambodian airlines and decided that they were the ones to fly my wife around... the airline is named for her!
PMT Air
http://www.pmtair.com/www/index.php
TYo be fair it probably means something real good in Cambodian but the initials do have that certain something in English.





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This isn't a translation, just a company name that sparked a lot of contributions from Pub members.
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=164133
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It looks a bit dodgy to me, posted on the "Engineering language" forum, the penisland writing on the pen;- 'The World's Best PenS' !! isn't that sounding a bit Chinese??
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Why does the state of Idaho never enter the annual Miss Ebonics contest?
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(a) Joe Brown said his neighbor is an idiot.
(b) Joe Brown, said his neighbor, is an idiot.
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I have to say that the funniest (and sometimes unfortunate) translations come from Taiwan, in their attempt to correlate an English word or phrase that will sound similar to their company name when spoken. There are many needlessly cheerful and upbeat company names which make much more sense once you get to know their Mandarin name.