X Voice box
Tim says:
This is actually kind of a clever pun （駄じゃれ） — except I’m not so sure the hospital displaying this box knows that it’s a pun!
In Japanese, you often refer to opinions expressed by various people as their 「声」. (We don’t so often use “voices” this way in English, but it’s understandable.) So the intended meaning of this sign is that people can put their opinions in this box. But in English, “voice box” means 「喉頭」!
Fortunately, we’re already at a hospital, so if there’s something wrong with your voice box, you can have it checked right away.
In America, this kind of box is usually called:
O Suggestion box
周囲にある英語を見て、果たしてそれが正しい英語なのだろうかと感じる英語はありますか？「あの英語は絶対に間違っている」という英語の表記はありますか？看板の写真を撮って、Machigai.comに送りましょう！とんでもない英語だったら、このコーナーで出します！
