Month: November 2013
Google Play 구글 플레이: Literal meanings with broken grammar 07
source: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2411789?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=3237699 target: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2411789?hl=ko&ref_topic=3237699 Shipping & delivery 내 주문 상품은 어디에 있나요? ->Awkward title, ‘where is my item that I ordered?’ To check your order status, go to ‘My orders’ and click ‘Info’ for the latest update. 주문 상태를 보려면 ‘내 주문’으로 이동하고 ‘정보’를 클릭하여 최신 업데이트를 확인하세요. ->’latest update’ reads a literam meaning so …
joongangdaily 중앙데일리: grammar errors in a local newspaper 01
source: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2981120 Is the Korean text written our of the English text or the other way? The dramatic emphases are shown in Korean text, but not in English. 강보에 싸인 딸 사진과 함께 ‘딸 바보가 된 심정’을 엄마가 몸을 추스르자마자 올린 아이 사진 An alien term ‘Global SNS’ 글로벌 SNS에 올린 동영상 4 Spell errors …
delta.com 델타항공: inconsistent spells in city names 30
source: http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/airports-and-aircraft/airports/dallas.html target: http://ko.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/airports-and-aircraft/airports/dallas.html “Atlanta” reads three different spells and “Dallas” two spells. Would Delta site serve the purpose? “Everything’s bigger in Texas” delivers a literal meaning with a funny adjective ‘big’ in context.
Google YouTube Copyright: broken format and grammar in subtitle 06
source: http://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/en/ target: http://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/ko/ The subtitle is inappropriately aligned. Subtitle is not aligned properly and the first sentence sounds awkward due to the broken grammar. The subtitles shows …