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justme
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Joined: 22 May 2009
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Sun May 24, 2009 9:29 pm |
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This is a serious Microsoft service, but it's totally crap. If you speak two or more languages decently, try inputting something into it and see what the result is. This must be the most crappy translator service AND the most crappy Microsoft product I have seen till now. Translate and have a laugh 
http://www.microsofttranslator.com
"My name is Sven" in Dutch translates to "i would like to welcome Pete"
"My name is Frank" in Dutch translates to "my name is Frank"
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Dutch
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Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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r2d2
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 19 Apr 2009
Posts: 796
Location: in a galaxy far far away
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Sun May 24, 2009 11:13 pm |
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i played around with it - it isn't great...
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She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore. 
Sie vertreibt Muscheln am See-Ufer.
You sells shells on the lake shore |
clearly it is translating one word at a time, which is a bad strategy for a translator.
more exactly, it is mistranslating one word at a time.
bizarrely, it manages to recover some of the original sense by mistranslating twice, once in each direction.
the auto-detect language feature is not very bright either |
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Dutch
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Sun May 24, 2009 11:15 pm |
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translate.google.com is your friend .. well .. at least less of an enemy  |
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Juan Freizwidatt
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French to English translated "I'm very happy to meet you, I hope you'll enjoy your stay in our beautiful city" as "I am pleased to your knowledge. I hope that you you enjoy in our city joy."
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justme
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Joined: 22 May 2009
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Mon May 25, 2009 6:56 am |
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To be honest, it does quite a good job on grammar, compared to most translators.... *cough*Systran*cough*
Usually at least the gramma is correct. Not that it makes the sentence any more clear, but still |
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frank.lester
419Eater is my life
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Mon May 25, 2009 8:15 pm |
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| "My name is Frank" in Dutch translates to "my name is Frank" |
op het eindproduct produceren crap
I can't see any mistake. |
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justme
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Mon May 25, 2009 8:31 pm |
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| frank.lester wrote: |
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| "My name is Frank" in Dutch translates to "my name is Frank" |
op het eindproduct produceren crap
I can't see any mistake. |
LOL
I doubt there is a single correct word in that. |
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