Bloopers in English

For each of the Bloopers in

English

 Figure out why the

blooper is amusing or
funny … how the
meaning of the message
has been distorted.
 Give a corrected version
free from ambiguity.
In a Paris hotel elevator
Please leave your
values at the front
desk.
In a Paris hotel elevator
Please leave your
values at the front
desk.

Please leave your

valuables at the
front desk.
On the Menu of a Swiss restaurant

Our wines leave you

nothing to hope
for.
 On the Menu of a Swiss restaurant

Our wines leave you

nothing to hope for.

Our wines are

excellent. You
could not find
better ones !
In a Japanese hotel
You are invited to take
advantage of the
chambermaid.
In a Japanese hotel
You are invited to take
advantage of the
chambermaid.

You are welcome to

get assistance from the
hotel chambermaid.
 In a Bucharest hotel lobby
The lift is being fixed for
the next day. During
that time we regret that
you will be unbearable.
 In a Bucharest hotel lobby
The lift is being fixed
for the next day.
During that time we
regret that you will
be unbearable.

The lift is under

repair until
tomorrow.
Any inconvenience
caused is regretted.
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop

Ladies may have

a fit upstairs.
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop

Ladies may have

a fit upstairs.

The Fitting
Room for ladies
is at the 1st Floor.
 In a Bangkok dry cleaners
Drop your
trousers here for
best results.
 In a Bangkok dry cleaners
Drop your trousers
here for best
results.
Send your
trousers here
for the best dry
cleaning results.
In a Copenhagen airline ticket office
We take your bags
and send them in
all directions.
In a Copenhagen airline ticket office

We take your bags

and send them in
all directions.

Your luggage bags

can be sent by us to
any destination in
the world.
 In a Norwegian cocktail lounge
Ladies are requested
not to have
children in the
bar.
 In a Norwegian cocktail lounge

Ladies are requested

not to have
children in the
bar.

Ladies are
requested not to
bring along
children to the
bar.
In an Acapulco hotel
The manager has
personally passed all
the water served
here.
In an Acapulco hotel
The manager has
personally passed all
the water served
here.

The manager has

personally certified
that all the water
served here is safe.
 In a Rome laundry
Ladies, leave your
clothes here and
spend the afternoon
having a good time.
 In a Rome laundry
Ladies, leave your
clothes here and
spend the afternoon
having a good time.

Ladies, let us take

care of your laundry
chores.
Have a good day !
A sign in a Vienna hotel
In case of fire, do your
utmost to alarm the
hotel porter.
A sign in a Vienna hotel
In case of fire, do your
utmost to alarm the
hotel porter.

Should there be a fire

outbreak, try your
best to alert the hotel
porter.
 A sign in a Moscow hotel
You are welcome to visit the
cemetery where famous
Russian and Soviet
composers, artists, and
writers are buried daily
except Thursday.
 A sign in a Moscow hotel
You are welcome to visit the
cemetery where famous
Russian and Soviet
composers, artists, and
writers are buried daily
except Thursday.

You are welcome to visit

the cemetery of famous
Russian and Soviet
composers, artists, and
writers.
Visits may be made on any
day of the week except
Thursday.
 The End

Hope you have enjoyed the Lesson.

May you be well and happy !

With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin