10x the translation = no sense

[Bill Stoddard]

"Are you Sarah Conner?"

Original English Text:
I'll be back

Translated to French:
Je serai de retour


Translated back to English:
I will be back


Translated to German:
Ich bin zurück


Translated back to English:
I am back


Translated to Italian:
Sono indietro


Translated back to English:
They are behind


Translated to Portuguese:
Estão atrás


Translated back to English:
They are behind


Translated to Spanish:
Están detrás


Translated back to English:
They are behind

----- Original Message -----
From: "carey" <carey@tstonramp.com>
To: <fork@xent.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:25 AM
Subject: 10x the translation = no sense


> so someone finally put up a multitranslator.
>
> Much telephone fun can be had...
>
> As an example:
>
> 'Wow that was a fun song!' translated 10 times over, turns to:
> Defective the healthful rent, this song of the recovery was one!
>
> YES. http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/
>
> this is just much babel translation fun.
>
> Original English Text:
> Hey Rohit look!
>
> Translated to French:
> Hé regard de Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated back to English:
> Hé glance of Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated to German:
> Hé flüchtiger Blick von Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated back to English:
> Hé volatile view of Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated to Italian:
> Vista volatile di Hé di Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated back to English:
> Sight flown them of Hé di Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated to Portuguese:
> Vista voada lhes de Hé di Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated back to English:
> Flied sight them of Hé di Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated to Spanish:
> ¡Flied los avista de Hé di Rohit!
>
>
>
> Translated back to English:
> Flied sights of Hé I gave them Rohit!
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>
> Indeed.  Very interesting that 'Bit bitch' translates to 'female of
> little'  ... We can thank the german translation for that one, which
> seems to automatically equate the perjorative with female.
>
> Ah Well.
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  carey                          mailto:carey@tstonramp.com
>
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