Seen in city restaurants:

	Open seven days a week and weekends.
	Customers who find our waitresses rude ought to see the manager.
	Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.
	Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.

 Seen in hotels around the world:

	Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please.  If you are not a person to do such a thing please do not read notice.
	This hotel is renowned for its peace and solitude.  In fact, crowds from all over the world flock here to enjoy its solitude.
	The  lift if being fixed for the next day.  During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
	Please leave your values at the front desk.
	In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.
	Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.

Healthcare notices:

	Specialist in women and other diseases.
	Teeth extracted by the latest methodists.

On an automatic restroom hand dryer:

Do not activate with wet hands.

About Translation Quality

The previous examples of mistranslation are not intended to highlight the subject of this article. They are just extreme examples, good for a chuckle. Translation quality is serious business, particularly in the case of  highly sensitive materials, such as medical and legal documentation, that requires precise interpretation of the source text and sufficient knowledge of the topic to be able to produce an accurate translation. Translation price takes into consideration the sensitivity of the materials to be translated.

As with all other industries, the translation business in the midst of a price war fueled by the Internet. Clients who search for a source of translation based only on price, will very likely find the price they are willing to pay. Buyer beware - A very cheap translation can be very costly if fails to convey the message of the source text, or even worse, misrepresents it. A good translation partner can spare its clients a great deal of aggravation and save the time that the client would have to spend managing a translation project, particularly when two or more languages are required. In addition, a qualified translation partner can recommend and implement technical and linguistic solutions and save the client maintenance cost over the life-cycle of the localized document, software, web page, etc.