'Closed for remodelation': 20+ Phrases that were funnier in translation

If at first you don't succeed, just wing it! These people are doing just that, and they're doing wonderfully. 

Spelling isn't everyone's strong suit, and that's why autocorrect comes in handy so often. Words like "necessary" or "inconvenient" or perhaps even "broccoli" are hard to remember how to spell correctly without the help of a phone to nudge you into correcting the spelling. For these people, things were complicated further. A lot of people below don't speak English as their first language, and they're phonetically sounding out how to spell English words. 

Although these photos are poking fun at these folk's attempts at spelling, we all know that making mistakes is just the first step in learning a new skill. For a lot of people who move to America, English is a language they pick up on the fly, with Spanish as their first language. Practice makes perfect, and if you're hearing words instead of seeing them written out, you're just practicing phonics IRL. That's why you'll see quite a few photos from the workplace, too: some people barely speak English, but they start to catch on to this new language by working and chatting with coworkers and customers. 

After you have a giggle at these funny translation mistakes, discover why this 28-year-old warned his maternal relatives that "they can be uninvited from my wedding at any time."