Fancy Language Generator

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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:29 pm

I was just looking at a post where the word "pulchritudinous" was used. I thought some lads might find it "amusing" if their victim wrote messages full of long, difficult, and unfamiliar words. So, I went looking for an on-line "translator" that would convert a simple writing style into something difficult to read. I haven't found what I am looking for yet but I did come across a Fancy Text Translator which might also be amusing. For example, that web site "translates" the first two sentences of the above text to:

Quote:

Ì wå§ jµ§† lððkïñg å† å þð§† whêrê †hê wðrÐ "þµl¢hrï†µÐïñðµ§" wå§ µ§êÐ. Ì †hðµgh† §ðmê låÐ§ mïgh† £ïñÐ ï† "åmµ§ïñg" ï£ †hêïr vï¢†ïm wrð†ê mê§§ågê§ £µll ð£ lðñg, Ðï££ï¢µl†, åñÐ µñ£åmïlïår wðrÐ§.

I imagine this would generate some interesting responses from the lads. Smile

The same site also has an "AOL-er" Translator which produces this result:

Quote:

I WAS JUST LOKNG AT A POST WHARE DA WORD PULCHRITUDINOUS WAS US3D!1!11! WTF LOL I THOUGHT SOM3 LADS MIGHT FIND IT MUSNG IF THERE VICTIM WROTE MESAEGS FUL OF LONG DIFICULT AND UNFMILIAR WORDS!!!!11! WTF

EDIT: One possible use of the fancy text translator might be for safari-seeking baiters to get lads using gmail (or other IP stripping email) to use a non-IP stripping type of account. Take the lad's text, run it through the translator and send it back to him saying that text from gmail comes through garbled but yahoo works fine.

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:46 pm

I feel sorry for Titania's screen reader trying to read that post...

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:54 pm

Raga Man, it might not be exactly what you are searching for, but when you want to write long and hard emails you can always throw in some of the sentences generated here: http://www.betterworkplacenow.com/bigwords/

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:01 pm

Nice, Caligula! Sprinkle some buzz-phrase BS into the correspondence... guaranteed to generate confusion. Very Happy

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:45 pm

My contrafibularities on your spendiferous posting my lauded compatriot. I have little expectancy those ignominious extortionists will be able to understand a thing

Sounds a bit like the old Batman Smile

... TO THE BAT CAVE ROBIN .. and don't forget the BAT KY JELLY this time.

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:28 pm

I think this site has got a mention before :
http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/

Quote:

I wuz plum lookin' at some post where da damn wo'd "pulchritudinous" wuz used. ah' dought some lads might find it "amusin'" if deir victim wrote messages full uh long, difficult, and unfamiliar wo'ds

Jive

Quote:

I ves joost luukeeng et a pust vhere-a zee vurd "poolchreetoodinuoos" ves used. Bork bork bork! I thuooght sume-a leds meeght feend it "emooseeng" iff zeeur feectim vrute-a messeges fooll ooff lung, deefffficoolt, und unffemeelier vurds

Swedish Chef

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:12 am

I have always found that just leaving words or groups of words out of a sentence cause just as much damage. On the other hand it usually just causes a reset and a repeat of the lad's last demand email.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:20 am

Wardour Street English might work:

http://www.enotes.com/oce-encyclopedia/wardour-street-english

Quote:

Wardour Street English,
a term used to describe the pseudo-archaic diction frequently affected by historical novelists (otherwise referred to in R. L. Stevenson 's coinage as ‘tushery’); it derives from the days when Wardour Street was a centre not as now of the film industry but of the antique and mock-antique furniture trade.

It chanced that I happened to cast mine eye o'er a missive wherein was found the word "pulchritudinous". 'Pon my soul, did cross my mind that divers ne'er do wells might in sooth think it "risible" peradventure one they sought to waylay should pen missives wherein could be read words of a length, nature and familiarity most vexing.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:13 am

@IG - I have seen that one before. Very funny and a good way to create a new persona. Thanks for reminding me of about that site.

@Yastreb - Thanks, that is the style I was looking for. Unfortunately, I still can't find a site where I can plug in a block of text and have it "translate" into this kind of style.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:20 am

I can help if you want. PM me.

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:06 pm

I´ve bookmarked this thread.
A veritable repository of linguistic alternatives.
Thanks, all!