Don't Like My English? Try Me In Portuguese (and Eleven Other Languages) With Windows Live Translator!

re: Don't Like My English? Try Me In Portuguese (and Eleven Other Languages) With Windows Live Translator!

Hugo Kornelis — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:51:45 GMT

I am sorry to ward.

But, on the quality of the Dutch translation, as shown here is really nothing at all ' carvallo '. The translation is no better or worse () than that of any other machine translation. Like aardigheidje, is always good for a giechel has been suppressed, but absolutely will not be usable for any serious purpose.

Hugh groetjes,

PS: note by the Windows live translator from the Dutch in the English translation.

re: Don't Like My English? Try Me In Portuguese (and Eleven Other Languages) With Windows Live Translator!

Hugo Kornelis — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:55:29 GMT

And now in real English (below is the same comment as above, but translated by an actual person - me)

Sorry Ward.

But if the quality if the Dutch translation is anything to go by, there is nothing at "cool" about this. The translation is not a bit better (or worse) than that of any other machine translation. Nice thingy, always good for a smothered giggle, but absolutely unfit for anny serious purpose.

Regards, Hugo

PS: Deze comment has been translated from Dutch to English by Windows Live Translator.

More On Machine Translation: A Response for Hugo

Ward Pond's SQL Server blog — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:37:22 GMT

No, that's not "moron machine translation", but if you read Hugo Kornelis' candid and very

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Ward Pond's SQL Server blog — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:35:17 GMT

I’m about three months late to the party on this, but in light of our previous forays into machine translation