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Still Lost in Translation Hardcover – January 1, 2007

by Charlie Croker (Author), Illus. by Sandra Howgate (Illustrator)

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Have you ever arrived in a hotel room and been baffled by the information provided? Beware of your luggage. In your room you will find a minibar which is filled with alcoholics. Do not throw urine around. Have you ever been to a restaurant and wondered what on earth to order? Bored Meat Stew Lorry Driver Soup Kiss Lorraine. Have you ever arrived in an airport and found that the supposedly helpful signs just make you feel more lost? You are required to declare all sorts of private things. Departure. Bus stop. Car rectal. Please buy your ticket consciously. Charlie Croker has, and in 2006 he gathered together what he thought was the definitive collection of English language howlers for his bestselling book "Lost in Translation". But he reckoned without the great British public. Not only was the book a smash hit, it also opened the floodgates to a deluge of emails and letters stuffed full of further mistranslations and mutilated phrases. From a leaflet from the Museum of Rasputin in Russia (which is apparently situated in a house that belonged a pilot fish Zubov) to a song title on a pirated Pink Floyd CD (Come Fartably Numb), the scrambled sentences just kept flooding in. At the same time, Charlie has continued his travels and picked up gems of his own. With such a wealth of material, a sequel wasn't just a necessity, it was a public service, and "Still Lost in Translation" is even more addictive, whimsical and side-splittingly hilarious than the first book.

Print length

176 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Random House
Publication date

January 1, 2007
Dimensions

5.2 x 0.83 x 7.56 inches
ISBN-10

1905211163
ISBN-13

978-1905211166
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House (January 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1905211163
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1905211166
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.83 x 7.56 inches

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Alexis

Disappointing sequel

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2013

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This is the sequel to the wonderfully entertaining Lost in Translation, but it looks as though the author dragged out all the B list material that he rejected for the original. Nothing particularly funny, and quite disappointing. Cannot recommend.

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Nicholas E

Excellent

Reviewed in Germany on January 23, 2023

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Satisfactory in all respects

Jan Delia

I could not stop laughing!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2013

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You just cannot imagine how English can get translated into such amazing humour. A very good read
I just cannot stop laughing everytime I pick the book up. Extremely good read

Tasha

Very amusing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2018

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A good laugh to see others attempting our language and the written word .
Would recommend it and other books by this author.

Mr A J Thompson

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2015

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Always good for a chuckle

brigid mary nolan

Ok but not as funny as its predecessor

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2015

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Bought this as I had found the original book very funny. While there are still some amusing moments, I found many of the examples nothing more than mild spelling or grammar errors without the unintentional humour of the original.

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