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Shanghai no less than any other civilized city in the world but when it comes to English they have their own "Chinglish Wrialect" But now China's most cosmopolitan city has claimed it is winning its war against 'Chinglish', the ungrammatical and misspelt English that is scattered across its streets.
Officials from Shanghai's 'quality watchdog' revealed the accuracy of English language signs in public spaces had improved 85 per cent since it took action three years ago.
The news will dismay many English-speaking residents, who have developed a fondness for the city's quirky signs.
In 2009, the city decided it did not want to lose face over the mistranslations and mistakes when thousands of visitors were due to arrive for the World Expo the following year.
Teams of student volunteers were assembled to scour the city for Chinglish and a website was launched to collect complaints, run by the city's Language Work Committee.
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