More
than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes
seems, try to. It would be charitable to say that the results are sometimes mixed.
Consider this hearty announcement in a Yugoslavian hotel: "The flatteniing
of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid. Turn to her straightaway."
Or these instructions gracing a packet of convenience food from Italy: "Besmear
a backing pan, previously buttered with a good tomato sauce, and, after, dispose
the connelloni, lightly distanced between them in a only couch."
Clearly the writer of that message was not about to let a little ignorance of
English stand in the way of a good meal. In fact, it would appear that one of
the beauties of the English language is that with even the most tenuous grasp
you can speak volumes if you show enough enthusiasm...
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