# Funny subbing mistakes **URL:** \ **Category:** Subtitling\ **Created:** [January 5, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076 "2021-01-05T09:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![manganese](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/manganese/32/82357_2.png) [@manganese](https://discussions.viki.com/u/manganese)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/121 "2022-04-17T02:06:31Z")
> [@vivi\_1485](#): > > They translated “CEO” to “Principal” Hi @vivi_1485. Thanks for inspiring this little thought of mine. I’ve added it to the thread because I’m guessing that some people might not know about it. So for those who haven’t come across this before… This use of “principal” is interesting. If the drama is about a law firm, “Principal” could be correct because it’s a legal term used to mean “Senior Partner/Lawyer in a Law Firm.” While it isn’t a synonym for CEO of a law firm, a law firm’s CEO would indeed be a senior partner of the firm and so “principal” could be used as one his or her titles. ---
**Author:** ![padmalayag](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/padmalayag/32/82497_2.png) [@padmalayag](https://discussions.viki.com/u/padmalayag)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/122 "2022-04-17T02:18:10Z")
this is from my girl friend is an alien drama, right? when i watched it officially on that platform it was CEO only, at that time the platform is not banned for us. where are you watching now? it is even dubbed in our languages ---
**Author:** ![leerla73](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/leerla73/32/82304_2.png) [@leerla73](https://discussions.viki.com/u/leerla73)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/123 "2022-04-17T05:16:14Z")
> [@jadecloud88](#): > > Is it a mere typo or a mere memory issue, such as an inaccurate recollection of a popular idiom? Ha! Ha! They probably should have at least googled that idom, it’s definitely googleable. 🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![bozoli](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/bozoli/32/90771_2.png) [@bozoli](https://discussions.viki.com/u/bozoli)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/124 "2022-04-17T06:57:59Z")
This was obviously to make a point why the dog is called 900. Because one would loose the meaning if they wrote 9 million. But still, a very awkward sub. Edit: Just read fully the long discussion about that 😊 ---
**Author:** ![vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/vivi_1485/32/82366_2.png) [@vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/u/vivi_1485)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/125 "2022-04-17T17:23:19Z")
Nope its a fashion related company, i think… whatever they dabble in, its definitely not law 😅 That’s good information, though… thanks for sharing!! ---
**Author:** ![vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/vivi_1485/32/82366_2.png) [@vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/u/vivi_1485)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/126 "2022-04-24T13:11:27Z")
![Screenshot_20220423-001203_Viki](https://discourse-prd.vikiplatform.com/original/3X/d/1/d1dacbae1dae13120ffb895b97bb0bb7483328d5.jpeg) Love how they just go “some address in Jeju” instead of deciphering the address on screen ---
**Author:** ![jadecloud88](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/jadecloud88/32/82321_2.png) [@jadecloud88](https://discussions.viki.com/u/jadecloud88)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/127 "2022-04-25T10:47:59Z")
![image](https://discourse-prd.vikiplatform.com/original/3X/6/7/676f4b6aeb3bcda25fe7abe8b21ded326c7aa0f9.jpeg) Notice anything amiss in this scene? Yup. An inaccurate translation of a popular proverb. Just pointing it out here so no one will learn it wrongly and recall it erroneously later. > **Summary** > > It should be: **The sparrow near a school sings the primer.** > It would be good to also include a brief on what it means. > It means: **If you see and hear anything for a long time, you will know how to do it.** ![](https://c.tenor.com/FaVYwLs-HYoAAAAM/good-morning-bird.gif) ![](https://c.tenor.com/dwiEv4VZYAYAAAAM/good-morning-bird-singing.gif) ---
**Author:** ![choitrio](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/choitrio/32/45546_2.png) [@choitrio](https://discussions.viki.com/u/choitrio)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/128 "2022-04-25T14:31:47Z")
I guess s/he meant to say “The sparrow near a school sings the primer.” ---
**Author:** ![bozoli](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/bozoli/32/90771_2.png) [@bozoli](https://discussions.viki.com/u/bozoli)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/129 "2022-04-25T16:02:30Z")
Primer is something completely different in my world. I got so confused 🤭 > **[Primer (molecular biology)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_(molecular_biology))** > > A primer is a short, single-stranded nucleic acid used by all living organisms in the initiation of DNA synthesis. A synthetic primer is a type of oligo, short for oligonucleotide. DNA polymerases (responsible for DNA replication) are only capable of adding nucleotides to the 3’-end of an existing nucleic acid, requiring a primer be bound to the template before DNA polymerase can begin a complementary strand. DNA polymerase adds nucleotides after binding to the RNA primer and synthesizes the w RN... ---
**Author:** ![choitrio](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/choitrio/32/45546_2.png) [@choitrio](https://discussions.viki.com/u/choitrio)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/130 "2022-04-25T16:43:07Z")
There are multiple definitions. > **[Definition of PRIMER](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primer)** > > a small book for teaching children to read; a small introductory book on a subject; a short informative piece of writing… See the full definition ---
**Author:** ![vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/vivi_1485/32/82366_2.png) [@vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/u/vivi_1485)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/131 "2022-04-26T12:23:41Z")
![image](https://discourse-prd.vikiplatform.com/original/3X/a/e/ae22799046f0eca229f35cb0972dcb4acb222111.png) a Viki machine sub 😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![jadecloud88](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/jadecloud88/32/82321_2.png) [@jadecloud88](https://discussions.viki.com/u/jadecloud88)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/132 "2022-04-27T13:01:52Z")
> [@choitrio](#): > > I guess s/he meant to say “The sparrow near a school sings the primer.” Exactly. 😀 It’s a good example to show the importance of sentence structure, as well as the placement and function of nouns. > [@bozoli](#): > > Primer is something completely different in my world. I got so confused 🤭 That’s understandable. There are several definitions. The one that’s relevant here is the one shown above (by @choitrio) , or this (from Oxford Languages): an elementary textbook that serves as an introduction to a subject of study or is used for teaching children to read. ---
**Author:** ![vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/vivi_1485/32/82366_2.png) [@vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/u/vivi_1485)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/133 "2022-05-07T07:49:22Z")
![image](https://discourse-prd.vikiplatform.com/original/3X/f/8/f8def32e1a3590fbdcda4577a246f52c03b3ccdb.jpeg) Only a spelling error, but it changes so much of the meaning 😂 One more: the chairman has to leave a meeting because of an unexpected emergency ![image](https://discourse-prd.vikiplatform.com/original/3X/5/8/58527cdee48258ca08a61617b2d8101f06fbaa45.jpeg) This isn’t a subbing mistake, the production crew probably ran some Chinese through Google translate and made the actor say it 😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![padmalayag](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/padmalayag/32/82497_2.png) [@padmalayag](https://discussions.viki.com/u/padmalayag)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/134 "2022-05-07T17:46:49Z")
> [@vivi\_1485](#): > > the production crew probably ran some Chinese through Google translate i fell down after reading this, i must say that you have the art of conveying things in a very funny way!!! ---
**Author:** ![my\_happy\_place](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/my_happy_place/32/88903_2.png) [@my\_happy\_place](https://discussions.viki.com/u/my_happy_place)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/135 "2022-05-07T19:19:15Z")
In your second example, there isn’t anything inherently wrong with the sentences themselves, so maybe the context is what makes it questionable or funny, like who is saying it, or the use of the word ‘maybe’ when very clearly the meeting will be over since the chairman left. I’m trying to figure it out. ---
**Author:** ![vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/vivi_1485/32/82366_2.png) [@vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/u/vivi_1485)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/136 "2022-05-08T02:37:32Z")
Yeah, it was the use of the word “maybe” 😅 The whole thing was set for him and the way he said it like that… idk it just cracked me up 😂 ---
**Author:** ![leerla73](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/leerla73/32/82304_2.png) [@leerla73](https://discussions.viki.com/u/leerla73)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/137 "2022-05-12T21:28:02Z")
[A Lifetime Love, Episode 14](https://www.viki.com/tv/38069c-a-lifetime-love) Use of the word _effeminate_🤣😂🤣 _Mo, or Amo is a female character!_ 😂🤣 ![Screenshot_20220512-172008_Viki](https://discourse-prd.vikiplatform.com/original/3X/c/a/ca5cb0cf9f4dffe6a0b12fb6c19a48b7a8eec5f9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![leerla73](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/leerla73/32/82304_2.png) [@leerla73](https://discussions.viki.com/u/leerla73)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/138 "2022-05-12T21:31:35Z")
> [@padmalayag](#): > > the art of conveying things in a very funny way!!! I literally see Chinese running! 🤣🤣🤣😂 ---
**Author:** ![vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/vivi_1485/32/82366_2.png) [@vivi\_1485](https://discussions.viki.com/u/vivi_1485)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/139 "2022-05-13T12:51:20Z")
That is HILARIOUS 😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![shraddhasingh](https://discussions.viki.com/user_avatar/www.viki.com/shraddhasingh/32/91944_2.png) [@shraddhasingh](https://discussions.viki.com/u/shraddhasingh)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076/140 "2022-05-13T13:03:48Z")
![55](https://discourse-prd.vikiplatform.com/original/3X/a/f/af958283e4b99be42c2319cff20994ac33e07cfa.jpeg) The actress is talking on phone and says, “Who are you, 개새끼야?” The camera suddenly focuses on this cute little dog’s squeak. I would not call it a mistake but ‘lost in translation.’ [Previous page](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076.md?page=6) [Next page](https://discussions.viki.com/t/funny-subbing-mistakes/35076.md?page=8)