FAIL Blog
Advertisement

language

Company almost signs a deal with shady business, employee overhears them speaking in another language: 'They were attempting to deceive the company'

Company almost signs a deal with shady business, employee overhears them speaking in another language: 'They were attempting to deceive the company'

You never know when speaking a foreign language comes in handy. Sure, it's useful when you're traveling to another country or when you're trying to communicate with someone who doesn't speak your primary language. However, it can occasionally save you from unexpected problems. Here, we have a Serbian employee in an English-speaking office who accompanied their boss to a meeting with a Serbian business. The employee overheard the businesspeople speaking in their language about how they were esse…
View List
'When people say "nice" to acknowledge something you said': 25+ Words and phrases people would delete from the English language forever

'When people say "nice" to acknowledge something you said': 25+ Words and phrases people would delete from the English language forever

Low key, there are literally so many words that technically we don't need to use.
View List
Advertisement
funny English failures

Big Bold Failures of the English Language

So close.
View List
mom takes inconvenient petty revenge on jingoist Parisian

Rude Employee Won't Sell To Non-French Speaker, She Gets Tediously Petty Revenge

Yeah, it's petty.
View List
news jeff bezos letter language union - 671495

An Open Letter To Jeff Bezos

View Article
Advertisement
figures of speech | dalekitsune phrase "curiosity killed cat" is actually not full phrase actually is "curiosity killed cat but satisfaction brought back" so don't let anyone tell not be curious little baby okay go and be interested world uwu consultingmoosecaptain See also: Blood is thiekerthan water blood covenant is thicker than water womb. Meaning relationships formed by choice are stronger than those formed by birth | espurr-roba Let's not forget Jack all trades, master none" ends with "But

Insightful Tumblr Thread Breaks Down Meanings Of Different Figures Of Speech

View List
Tumblr user explains how Tolkein used his extensive knowledge of linguistics to make details in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit | mirkwoodest One ballsiest things Tolkien ever did write 473k words about some hobbits called frodo, sam, merry, and pippin and then write appendices their names are actually maura, ban, kali, and razal, mirkwoodest

Tumblr User Expounds Tolkien's Wonderful Nerdery

He really got into it.
View List
An enlightening Tumblr post about dyslexia friendly fonts.

An Enlightening Tumblr Thread On Dyslexia Friendly Fonts

Good old Comic Sans.
View List
Advertisement
A funny Tumblr thread about a summer camp book that ends up inspiring funny translation fails.

Tumblr Thread: A Summer Camp Book Inspires Translation Fails

The English language is weird.
View List
A Twitter thread about a guy making an assumption about his classmate always saving him a desk.

Guy's Pure Twitter Thread Is Lesson In Not Judging People

Solid friendship origin story.
View List
news wtf english interesting language lol accent funny - 107347969

Irish Shepherd's Accent Is Absolutely Immense

Yeah, what he said.
View Video
Advertisement
funny attempts and failures at translations and writing in English

Inventive Failures Of The English Language

It kinda makes sense.
View List
awesome language foreign language celeb Video viggo mortensen - 107458817

Viggo Mortensen Cooly Speaking Seven Languages

What a stud.
View Video
streaming FAIL language lol accent Video Tongue Twister - 107425025

Scottish Streamer Realizes He Is Incapable Of Saying "Purple Burglar Alarm"

She sells seashells by the purple burglar alarm.
View Video
Advertisement
Girl claims to speak Swedish, guy talks to girl in Swedish, girl gets outed for making it up.

Girl Claims To Speak Swedish, Guy Talks To Girl In Swedish, Girl Gets Outed For Lying

Honesty is really the best policy.
View List
A collection of times that people ended up struggling with the English language.

Examples Of The English Language Being Difficult

Languages are tricky, man.
View List
1 2 3 4 5
Advertisement

Hot Today

Advertisement