English Must Not Be Their First Language

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

I was reading the description of something on Amazon. It was obviously written by someone whose first language is not English. Here’s part of what I read:

Simple to use.
Clean minimalist design.
Thinner than a Micro SD Card.
They're also super noticeable and unattractive.
However is so small and low profile.

I thought #4 was hilarious. I’m not even sure what they were trying to say.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

deeva · ‎03-09-2010

I see this often when the merchandise is made in China.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@NickNack. I've seen similar faux pas on ads. They always give me a chuckle.

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Foxxee · ‎10-03-2014

Probably one of Amazon's sellers. Whatever this person is trying to sell, #4 will not do the trick. #5 contradicts #4. I hope selling on Amazon isn't their primary means for making a living.

Wonder if Amazon has a department that reads product descriptions before they are posted. Guess not.

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

Some of the descriptions I've read are hilarious and some make no sense!

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

Computer translation is always improving but still has a long way to go.

GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

They can be rather amusing! I try to avoid products with non-sensical verbiage

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Sounds like a foreign seller, probably from China. You have to remember Amazon is more than a store, it's a platform. Some products are Amazon's products but many, are not. There are a lot of foreign sellers on Amazon.

NYCLatinaMe · ‎01-14-2017

@NickNack wrote:
I was reading the description of something on Amazon. It was obviously written by someone whose first language is not English. Here’s part of what I read:

Simple to use.
Clean minimalist design.
Thinner than a Micro SD Card.
They're also super noticeable and unattractive.
However is so small and low profile.

I thought #4 was hilarious. I’m not even sure what they were trying to say.

I am not sure why this is noteworthy or funny. I don't know what the product was. If you don't like reading poor English, you can just skip those listings. I shop Amazon for things I need that I can't easily find near me, or that it would be a chore to carry home, since I don't drive. I don't ridicule product descriptions by people who have not mastered English writing.

If the author was trying to help you in a store, would you make fun of her like you did here?

How many languages can you write in?