"Google Translate is good". Yes, but how do you know if it's translating correctly? Answer - unless you also understand the target language you are asking it to translate into you cannot possibly know if the translation you are getting is correct.
Therefore, we need a BACK TRANSLATION, that is, translation from language A to B then a BACK TRANSLATION of B to A. IF A matches B, then you've got a good translation. If not, you keep making adjustments in In fact, IMTranslator has already done this, and it's actually a vast improvement on Google translate. It has three panes Pane A - language 1. Pane B - translated into language 2 Pane C - Back translated language 2 ----> Language 1 Try it here http://imtranslator.net/translation/english/to-french/translation/ Before proceeding try doing the same as the above service, using translate.google.com (Don't just read this, actually try to do a back translation with Google) Now you really see where this is going don't you? So, back translation is a very good idea. But even there, Google could vastly improve on this idea per the following: Translate Sentence/Language A ---> Sentence/Language B Back Translate Sentence/Language B ---> Sentence/Language A Then, the piece de resistance COMPARE THE BACKTRANSLATED A against the original A , adjusting the words in language B until you get the correct result. Is anyone following this? You should be. And - Just for kicks you Google Brainboys, you might consider putting a <B> text copy button </B> in your service as most of us have to manually hilite then copy the translated text. Why would we want such a button? Being Bright Brainboys you might simply consider that anyone who is translating text is using it to write something so the translated text most likely will need copying!!! And voila Viola, that would be the real Crayola!! -- 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.
