Peter Klein wrote:
>
> Here's a couple of my favorite examples of "Jinglish."
>
> >From a transceiver manual:
> [To solve some problem], "replace R23 with a 50 K ohm lesistor."
>
> >From the manual to an old generic monochrome monitor:
> "Contrast knob will make picture bright but not dazzling."
...and my favorite from the very first Japanese transistor radio I
bought back in 1962: "Please to tune until wave is properly caught up".
--English as she is spoken
73/Carter/K8VT
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