Hi Josh, Thanks for the explanation. I personally thought Google Translate did a neat job given the input it was provided - and I took a look at the fix you guys implemented. Keep up the good work!
Tell Google I said hi :) On Dec 15, 5:43 am, Josh (Google Employee) wrote: > Hi A.S., > > You've analyzed the situation quite well. > "la ilaha ila Allah" is certainly not French (or English), which is > why our system has a little trouble dealing with it when users tell us > it's French (or English). Surprisingly we actually get pretty close > on the translation. But "ila" does get recognized as an acronym, > which throws the whole thing off. > > We're looking to fix this soon. > > Best, > Josh Estelle > Senior Software Engineer > Google Translate > > On Dec 14, 4:47 am, A.S. wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear Google, > > > This isn't so much a discussion topic as a notice for you to read. > > It's not even an actual glitch, more like a hoax. > > > There's a nasty and ridiculous rumor about you that is rapidly > > spreading and you might want to address that. People have been posting > > it all over Facebook. I'm guessing the gullible and agitated will buy > > anything and the ones capable of doing their own thinking won't, but I > > still thought you should know. > > > Translating "la ilaha ila Allah," the Muslim proclamation of faith, > > from French to Arabic, gives something that vaguely means "God is not > > a deity Israel land Administration." Put God and Israel in the same > > sentence and there you have it! Let the rant begin. Except it's not > > your fault at all. > > > First of all, it's ridiculous to translate that from French to Arabic. > > It's not French to begin with, now is it? > > > Also, "ila" should be "illa" since it's a double L in Arabic. That's > > where the mess comes from: ILA is an acronym for Israel Land > > Administration. > > > Once ILA is "translated," what you're left with is "la ilaha allah," > > and that means "God is not a deity," but hey, it's not Google > > Translate's fault at all. You tell it that God is not a deity and it > > spits it right back at you. Duh! What else did you think it was going > > to do? Go to Detroit and buy you a car? What the hell do you expect! > > > It just annoys me how people don't have a clue. Get back at me, dear > > Google. Mad love. > > > Yours googlingly, > > > A.S. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "General" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-translate-general?hl=en.
