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Stefbug ([personal profile] stefbug) wrote2008-03-12 02:17 am
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Multibabel

Why did I not know about this before:

Multibabel

Quote taken from the site:

"What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer) back and forth between 5 different languages?"

This is so much fun. Woo.
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[personal profile] midnightvoyager 2008-03-12 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Multibabel! YES!

You can find very interesting "hidden meanings" in your stories by copying passages into that.

[identity profile] stefflebug.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I might well have to do that. It's so much fun, especially if you have Chinese and Japanese turned on as well.
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[personal profile] midnightvoyager 2008-03-12 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It mangles with the oriental languages so bad that I prefer to do those separately. A simple translation to any oriental language goes hilarious when changed back. With the Western languages, it works fine. Only problem is French futzing things up a tad with words that won't translate back.

My favorite involved a friend of mine's story being invaded by a sub-plot involving a guy named Yu Wo (We have NO idea where Yu Wo came from.) competing with the main guy for the main lady's heart, while the main guy tried not to be killed by the main lady and finally killed her, which caused Yu Wo to be vaporized.

That one was either Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. I lean towards Chinese.
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