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Funny Signs from Around the World

These are actual English signs people have seen in other countries. 
 If I had to make a sign in a language I didn't speak very well,
I'm sure I would make some pretty funny mistakes too!

 Funny Mistakes from 
New English Language Students

Have you ever tried to learn a second language? Or maybe you are one of the lucky kids who can already speak two languages.  Learning another language can 
be a great experience and a lot of fun. But it also can be pretty hard sometimes.  Every single person who learns a second language is going to make a whole lot of mistakes.  And once in a while, some of those mistakes are going to sounds pretty funny to people who already speak that language. 

Here are some funny mistakes from students who were learning English.  Some of them are grammar mistakes, some are pronunciation mistakes and some are using the wrong words...  Can you figure out what they were trying to say?

Funny Mistakes from 
Native English Speakers:

Funny Newspaper Headlines  

These are real headlines that appeared in real newspapers. 
 Can you figure out what is funny about the newspaper headline, 
and also what the writer was trying to say?

  

Funny Courtroom Transcripts

 These are from real transcripts (written copies of recordings) from courtroom trials.  Attorneys (lawyers) ask witnesses a lot of questions during a trial, and sometimes the questions are pretty funny. Other times, the witness's 
answers are pretty funny too.

Fun English Activities

Funny English Quizzes 

Sometime, check out these fun English Quizzes 
based on funny English mistakes.
Can you get a good score?

 Bell, the Animated Speaking Chatbot

Bell, InnocentEnglish.com's chat robot, is really interesting to talk with. Sometimes she sounds really smart and almost human. And other 
times she just doesn't make much sense.  Say hi to Bell!