Big French Translation Error
On a more personal note…
I recently found old pictures of a child’s building blocks game I had bought approx. 7 years ago. I had taken the pictures because I couldn’t believe my own eyes…
My mother was a professional translator. She used to keep pictures and texts of extreme and funny translation errors for her own personal museum. Anyway, we were shopping one day, and we came upon this game that looked interesting for my boys.
It’s somewhat like “peanuts” that we put in with fragile objects into a shipping box, but it’s made of corn, and it sticks together when you put on a little water. It’s actually a great building game for children.
But the real fun started when we looked at the French side of the box. For those who don’t understand French, instead of writing “Hours of clean fun”, it actually says “Hours of fun spent cleaning”! Not only did they print a tag line that is the exact opposite of the original, but we should expect to spend hours of fun cleaning!
Duh!! Not exactly a winning sale’s argument with parents…
Anyway, we laughed ourselves to tears that afternoon. It was a memorable mother and daughter moment that I wanted to share with you 