Gained in translation?
I find this online translator very helpful from time to time, but it really does pay to use the back translation feature as well. You may not be saying what you think you’re saying.
I’m trying to compose a comment on Colours of winter by Emolena. Part of the comment was:
This would be a nice place to sit with a hot cup of coffee.
That came back as:
This would be a nice place to sit on a hot cup of coffee.
Jess Andrews
haha i think it would be not nice to sit on a cup of coffee
Gregoryno6 replied
I’ve been there, Jess, and I can tell you, you’re absolutely right. Doesn’t matter a damn how cold the morning is.
funkyfacestudio
LOL
I can’t get it to work…............
Gregoryno6 replied
Wassaproblem?
funkyfacestudio
I wanted to put this….......”nice place to sit on a hot cup of coffee and enjoy the view” and see what comes up
Gregoryno6 replied
Ah, for the backtranslation you have to sign up. I’ll do it for you.
Gregoryno6 replied
Came out as an exact translation… sitting on the coffee and all.
ładne miejsce do zasiadania w gorący kubek kawy i korzysta z widoku
funkyfacestudio
It doesn’t really work if you only read/speak English ;)
Gregoryno6 replied
When you sign up the options are much more flexible. You can choose which language you’re translating to, and from, separately.
I have to say that this outfit have been very scrupulous with my personal details. No pestering emails about upgrades, other services, or any of the usual crap. I recommend them.
emolena
Oh, yes:)))
Translator translators often quite different than what we want to write .
But I understand your comment :)
I do not know English and I need to use an interpreter ,but always I have a dictionary at hand :)
Once ‘but the driving’ (ale jazda ) translated to ‘but the horse’ (ale koń ) :)))
Thank you all for your understanding :)
Regards,Grazyna.