On-Line Translations

[gemini 0]

With more big way jumpers coming to the states to participate in large formations, I thought I would use an on-line translation site so I could post information in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and Spanish, etc. thinking it would be helpful to the non-English speakers, but it may have made things worse.

Iilya Kats from San Marcos sent me a very funny retranslation from Russian back to English of one of my emails so I thought I would test the translations myself.

English to Russian to English:

Hello my friend. How have you been? We are currently having great weather in Texas for skydiving. High temperature in the high 60's low 70's. You should come jump with us. Check you later, Jim.

Привет, мой друг. Каким ты был? В настоящее время мы с большой погоды в Техасе для прыжков с парашютом. Высокие температуры в высоких 60 низкий 70-х. Вы должны прийти прыжок с нами. Проверьте позже, Джим.

Regards, my friend. What you was? At present we from the large weather in Texas for the jumps. High temperatures in high 60 low of the 70th. You must arrive leap with us. Verify more lately, Jim.

English to Spanish to Japanese to German to English:

Hello my friend. How have you been? We are currently having great weather in Texas for skydiving. High temperature in the high 60's low 70's. You should come jump with us. Check you later, Jim.

Hola mi amigo. ¿Cómo has estado? En estos momentos estamos teniendo un gran clima en Texas para el paracaidismo. Alta temperatura en la alta 60's 70's bajo. Usted debe venir ir con nosotros. Compruebe que más tarde, Jim.

こんにちは、私の友人。 あなたが、どのようにいましたか？ これらの瞬間には、paracaidismoのためにテキサスで大きな気候であります。 解放60年代の70年代一階の高温。 あなたは、我々と一緒に行きに来なければなりません。 後でそれをチェックしてください、ジム。

Hallo, mein Freund. Du getan hast, was ist das? Diese Momente, paracaidismo Dearimasu großen Klima für Texas. Free 60's and 70's einstöckigen hohen Temperaturen. Sie müssen kommen wir zu gehen. Bitte überprüfen Sie es später, Jim.

Hello, my friend. You have done what is it? These moments, paracaidismo Dearimasu great climate for Texas. Free 60's and 70's one-story high temperatures. You need to we will go. Please check it later, Jim.

I think I will ask my friends to translate from here on!

Blue skies,

Jim

[JohnDeere 0]

Hey Jim can you get your friends to post for you too?
My screen is only 20 inches wide

Nothing opens like a Deere!

You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers!

[Harmless 0]

Actually seems like a pretty decent translation for being done by a computer...

Language translation is not an exact science, especially considering you are also translating translations. The computer can also not take context or the original message into account.

"Damn you Gravity, you win again"

[faulknerwn 38]

My old company used to have an office in Japan, and a coworker of mine had great fun translating things into Japanese and back. His name - Brad when translated to Japanese and back comes up as Shellfish hooked nail
:-) It was a standard game to translate any emails to Japanese and back and see what happened..