linguistic mistakes committed by politics

asad5 · 08-16-2006, 05:52 AM

I mean politics e.g embassadors of countries that English is not the first language when they use English in their political talks committ some mistakes (e.g in meaning) caused by languages interference which prevent them to explain their ideas for others.

i want some articles or researches or tales in this topic

asad5 · 08-16-2006, 10:20 AM

nobody can help me
i need some example for this topic

JimP · 08-16-2006, 10:43 AM

I'm not sure if this is something you're looking for but I remember an anecdote about a president making a V symbol in England ... except he had his fingers the wrong way around and was actually making an insulting gesture :P .

asad5 · 08-16-2006, 04:03 PM

thank u jimP but iwant more indication

Joe Gold · 08-16-2006, 10:33 PM

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

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JimP Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 152 JimP is an unknown character at this point	I'm not sure if this is something you're looking for but I remember an anecdote about a president making a V symbol in England ... except he had his fingers the wrong way around and was actually making an insulting gesture :P . __________________ If you could go ten years back in the past, what would you do differently ? Then, imagine that you are ten years in the future. What are you going to do now ? Si vous pouviez aller dix ans en arrière, que feriez vous différemment ? Puis, imaginez que vous êtes dix ans dans l'avenir. Qu'allez vous faire maintenant ?
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Joe Gold (un-)lucky bastard Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bucovina (for those who can locate that on a map) Posts: 325 Joe Gold is an unknown character at this point	"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
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