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In 2022, there were around 1.5 billion people worldwide who spoke English either natively or as a second language, according to Statista. Surpassing more than 1.1 billion Mandarin Chinese speakers, unsurprisingly, it comes as the most spoken language in the world.

But that doesn’t mean it’s immune to language fails, poor translation, misspelled words, and hilarious double meanings. In fact, it serves as a perfect ground for language fails that are as entertaining as they are absurdly funny.

Thanks to the Twitter account “English Bruh Moments” which boasts 29K followers, we have quite an impressive collection of examples of the English language taking a wrong turn to laugh at!

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Passerby
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'a librarian from birth', this is how you get 20+ years of experience required by those entry-level job.

TailsFangirl03
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brenda please stop encouraging your sons to be disadvantaged youths.

* ~ l a s a n y a ~ *
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An avid collector of dust? How do you avidly collect dust? Is it like “OOOOO LOOK GUYS DUST DUST DUST I MUST COLLECT IT I HAVE A LITTLE CONTAINER I WILL POUR IT INTO MY COLLECTION WHEN WE GET HOME!!!”

HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am sorry but this is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I hope Brenda would appreciate it too, RIP

Kathy Lonergan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She had no horses but thought she did. 😂😂😂 I guess AI isn’t all its cracked up to be.

Me
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks like AI when prompted to write a humorous or bizarre obituary.

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Id row
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"She had no horses but thought she did." omg, all of this is gold.

Nikole
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“She owed us so many poems.” I don’t know why, but this is the funniest line to me.

No Clue
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because we're never gonna get them back from her now! She has retired from life. 😅

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Meowmeow
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"She had no horses but thought she did" really hits those horse girls hard 😂

karen Young
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want my obituary like yesterday. So my friends and family can learn how to time travel if needed.

Mark Stewart
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She sang like bird and looked like bird and Brenda was a bird. Absolute gold.

Julie Snelling
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want a bot to do my obituary so that people can have a good laugh after I've retired from living.

LooseSeal's $10 Banana
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know what they say. If it looks like a bird and sings like a bird, then it's a bird.

Nurichwersonst
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am also an avid collector of dust but i didn't choose that hobby 😭

columbokateUK
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"An avid collector of dust" could actually be in my arbitrary lol

Timbob
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m trying to figure out if it would make sense if words or phrases were rearranged.

Display_Name
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This will also be number one on the next Bored Panda list of the best entries!

Sue Denham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was crying with laughter before the end of the first sentence.

Riley Quinn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She owed us so many poems, but Brenda was a bird, so no poems.

Sasy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am crying laughing, that is awesome all of them should be like that going forward

Me
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

AI rewriting the obit: Brenda Tent passed away peacefully at a ripe old age, surrounded by her loving family and due to natural causes. She was a librarian by profession, and took great pride in her work. Brenda had a kind heart and was devoted to her high school sweetheart whom she married. She enjoyed pursuing various hobbies, and was particularly passionate about supporting underprivileged youth. Although she never owned any horses, she was fascinated by them. Brenda had a beautiful singing voice that earned her a choir position at her local church, where she was adored by her fellow members. She was also a talented poet and leaves behind many unfinished verses. The funeral service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a charity in Brenda's name.

Rowan_the_raging_raven
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not imposible "the church gave her a choir because she sang like bird and looked like bird and Brenda was bird."

nobodyever
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

2 sets of eyes, a nose like Voldemort, and thought she had horses. Dear Brenda, R.I.P :)

Full of Giggles
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the funniest thing I’ve read in my 35 years of literacy.

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Bored Panda reached out to the creator behind the “English Bruh Moments” Twitter account named Harkits who calls himself a “semi-professional YouTuber, photographer, painter, digital artist.”

Harkits told us that he really enjoyed reading posts shared on subreddits like r/Ihadastroke and r/Engrish on Reddit. “I just wanted to create a similar place on Twitter,” he said, recounting the origins of the account.

The creator also said that the audience of “English Bruh Moments” can be described as people who want to have a quick laugh and something that will make their day better. The lighthearted and fun content has amassed 29.1K followers already, but the number is likely to grow.

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“I usually get posts submitted in my DMs and I find more on the previously mentioned subreddits,” Harkits said when we asked about creating the content that gets shared on the account. “My main message is that anyone can mess up English. I can relate since it's also my second language,” he explained.

The creator also said that his current wish is to grow all his Twitter accounts, as well as his YouTube channel “Harkits,” where his goal is to create and share original content.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes I do the flat by technically all flat the planets is because earth flat is the

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StitchIsCuteAndFluffy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know, I don’t actually see any major grammatical mistakes or confusing messages here…

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Deson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they meant something like "4 for 4" sounds like some sort of combo meal deal.

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

‘整天瞎逼忙,还他妈的不赚钱’ As a Chinese person, I can confirm that the translation is 100% accurate. But it didn’t represent the aggressive tone better 😆

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StitchIsCuteAndFluffy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I hadn’t looked up that word… but at least know I know what it means…

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fair_weather_rose
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly I would welcome presents from satan. Maybe then I'd get that flesh eating bacteria I've been asking for the past three years!

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ADDee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a literal translation of Egyptian Arabic slang phrases and expressions. Both messages are even funnier if you know the original expressions. They are done intentionally. It is not a Google Translate thingy. Think of it like literally translating “cut to the chase” for example to another language. It may not make sense at all.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The original translates "if you have any difficulties, please feel free to ask the staff". But the polite phrase used for "ask" is literally translated as "hang your voice".

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fair_weather_rose
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure if the fact that I understood this perfectly means that I'm very smart, or that I spend way too much time on the internet.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The DoorDash driver ate the customers food because they were starving. Didn't even have enough energy to create actual sentences... (Could be dangerous... The customer is about to experience a new level of hANGRY)!

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Meowmeow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They really do need better schools in the south, and for the love of grammar, please stop taking their books!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m ashamed that my country has produced these types of people. On behalf of the whole country of India, sorry

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GlamourGhoul
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a f*****g cringey meme. Ain't no shame in gaining weight, happens easier the older you get. Oh, and some people are attracted to bigger bodies.

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StitchIsCuteAndFluffy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely, one hundred percent. Now, if you could clarify what you were asking in the first place?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this was supposed to say something along the lines of "sometimes the person you want the most isn't the person you need," but I'm not sure what happened at the end there.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So much wrong with this. 1. It's Mr. Beat not MrBeast 2. Breast 3. Why all him for money he specifically says not to and u only get money in videos

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