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Day: 10th June 2015

A Bit of Tinglish at Central, Phuket

10th June 2015 / Mark Jochim / 1 Comment

All over Southeast Asia, there are examples of signs badly translated into English.  In my experience, Thailand seems to have a higher percentage of “crazy English” signs than anywhere else in the region.  There’s even a word for it:  Tinglish, which is a combination of “English” and the Thai word, ting tong, meaning “odd” (equivalent … Continue reading A Bit of Tinglish at Central, Phuket

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