"Hoppalas" mit Englisch

(Gefunden im Internet und im wirklichen Leben)

Ladies are requested not to have children at the bar	(Sign in a Norwegian bar)
Specialist in Women and Other Diseases	(Sign outside a doctor's office in Rome)
Broken English spoken perfectly	(Sign in a Mexican city hotel)
Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin	(Sign in a Swedish furrier's)
Please don't handle the fruit. Ask for Debbie.	(Sign in a greengrocer's)
We stand behind every bed we sell	(Sign in a furniture shop)
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid	(Sign in a Japanese hotel)
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for	Sign in a Swiss restaurant)
Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time	(Sign in a Rome laundry)

Phrasen in der Forschungsliteratur - und was sie wirklich bedeuten
(Bitte an wissenschaftliche Autoren: nicht beleidigt sein - das ist nur ein Scherz)

Phrase, die in der Forschung vorkommt...	...Und was sie wirklich bedeutet.
It has long been known ...	I didn’t look up the original reference...
A definite trend is evident …	These data are practically meaningless...
Of great theoretical and practical importance …	Interesting to me.
While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these questions …	An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published...
Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study …	The results of the others didn’t make any sense.
Typical results are shown...	The best results are shown.
These results will be shown in a subsequent report …	I might get around to this sometime if I’m pushed.
The most reliable results are those obtained by Jones …	He was my graduate assistant.
It is believed that …	I think...
It is generally believed that …	A couple of other people think so too...
It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of this phenomenon occurs …	I don’t understand it.
Correct within an order of magnitude …	Wrong.
It is hoped that his study will stimulate further investigation in this field …	This is a lousy paper, but so are all the others on this miserable topic.
A careful analysis of obtainable data …	Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of beer.
Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experiment and to George Frink for valuable discussions …	Blotz did the work and Frink explained to me what it meant.