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Lost in Translation

September 20, 2006 | Aussie Dave | Comments

Introducing the mother of all Israeli translation mistakes.

“Jerusalem. There is no such city!” the Jerusalem municipality said in the English-language version of a sightseeing brochure it had published originally in Hebrew.

 

The correct translation: “Jerusalem. There is no city like it!”

 

Carrying a photograph of the brochure, Israel’s Maariv newspaper said on Wednesday tens of thousands of flyers had been distributed before city hall realised its mistake.

 Luckily, d’oh works in both languages.

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About the Author: An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.