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A language lesson from Mazda

Happy February! It's time for a funny lesson… Imagine that you run Mazda and have a new car for export. The Laputa is a proven success in Japan. It’s safe, reliable, comfortable, inexpensive and is a high mileage vehicle – sure to be a hit overseas. You run a huge advertising campaign to introduce the Laputa… Continue reading

April Friday Funnies – Ask for Bottled Water

Welcome to the April edition of Friday Funnies, Auerbach International's monthly presentation of the humorous but critical foibles of amateur translations and interpreters. Enjoy! A sign outside of a Paris dress shop read, Dresses for street walking. A New Zealand restaurant announced its aggressive schedule, Open seven days a week, and weekends too. Former President… Continue reading

May Friday Funnies – Horny Moses

As we all enter the Memorial Day weekend and the beginning of a normalized summer, let’s have some laughs and a history lesson! 2018 was the Year of the Woman in Mexico. National Public Radio (NPR), reported on the large number of women who were running for elected office and tweeted "Some Mexicans are calling… Continue reading