Languages 语言 (David Feng 冯琰)

Multilingual, multicultural David Feng lives a lifestyle where unilingual signs are seen as ‘boring’! In addition to knowing all major national languages of Switzerland and China, he’s also part of many language communities.

对于熟悉多门语言的多文化人冯琰而言,「单语」标识反而成为过于「无聊」! 他熟悉瑞士和中国的主要国家语言,并参加各种各样的语言社群。

“Chinglish is funny… until not very…”
看到「中式英文」标识 — 即拍即改…

In Beijing, he’s part of an exclusive team of top language specialists working with authoritative institutions, including City Hall, public-facing institutions, and standardisation bodies.

To him, “Chinglish is funny — until not very”; as there’s a risk riders may be led the wrong way at transport hubs due to bad translation, it’s his personal goal to snap every poorly-translated sign… then to offer a correction as soon as possible.

在北京,他与中国首都最为权威的语言专家参加工作,包括政府及其它窗口单位方面,并参加英文规范与标准化关联工作。

冯琰对于「中式英文」的态度是「即拍即改」。「中式英文」不是「搞笑」与否的问题,而是需修改的「短板」,因为错误的翻译可能会引致乘客走错方向,耽误旅行。因此,冯琰从每幅标识起,同样注重细节,改善北京的英文等外语环境。