On Dec 28, 2:14 pm, Harald Korneliussen wrote:
> Ever heard of Godwin's law?
I believe it applies in this case.
> This happens. This is what failed GT translations look like. And it's
> nothing new. Bad translations can always offend people, bad machine
> translations are no exception. But you would do well to remember: It's
> a _machine_. It has no feelings or attitudes, so it's a pointless
> thing to get offended at.
I agree with Harald. If you look at old entries in this forum, you
will see mistranslations much more egregious than the one that bothers
you, Mr. Ó Briain. Usually, the people who complain the most are those
who feel that their race or religion (not simply a nation or
geographic region) has been disrespected.
As Harald points out, that is not possible unless the translation
databases have been deliberately tampered with by a human, and you are
a long way from providing any sort of evidence of that. If Google had
to add filters to protect the sensibilities of anyone who might feel
offended on the grounds of religion, race, nationality, geographic
region, gender, sexual preferences, politics, endianism, etc., the
whole system would become unworkable.
