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Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Dec 29, 2011

...the stance of one organisation and its website on MT!

I came across this: "This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish ... See more
...the stance of one organisation and its website on MT!

I came across this: "This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at..."

http://www.interempresas.net/Automotive/Articles/41706-Man-Spain-adheres-to-the-Forteco-of-Robert-Bosch-programme-to-train-teachers-of-FPs.html ▲ Collapse
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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I wonder Dec 30, 2011

why they think this is for MY convenience...
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
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Spanish to English
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Small mercies Dec 30, 2011

Every little helps! This kind of disclaimer should be compulsory with all MT texts IMO.

High hopes indeed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIDLC8M4R28

Here's to a Happy and Fruitful New Year in 2012!
 
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
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United Kingdom
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Browser settings Jan 2, 2012

Teresa Borges wrote:

why they think this is for MY convenience...



Probably Spanish is not the default language of your browser, hence you are served with text translated into English rather than with the original text.

Best Regards
Stanislaw
 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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Spain
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"Labor output" Jan 2, 2012

Traducción automática de "Labor output" = "parida".
 
Michele Fauble
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United States
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Not quite true Jan 2, 2012

aceavila - Noni wrote:

...the stance of one organisation and its website on MT!

"Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, ..."


The use of MT belies this claim.
 
3ADE shadab
3ADE shadab
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Agree Jan 4, 2012

Stanislaw Czech wrote:

Teresa Borges wrote:

why they think this is for MY convenience...



Probably Spanish is not the default language of your browser, hence you are served with text translated into English rather than with the original text.

Best Regards
Stanislaw


I do agree with Stanislaw Czech. I think you did not come here intentionally.
 
Sam Pinson
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United States
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Russian to English
And yet it is replacing a human translator. Jan 4, 2012

aceavila - Noni wrote:

...nor is it intended to replace a human translator...



And yet it is replacing a human translator.
 
Noni Gilbert Riley
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
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Spanish to English
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Sam: Jan 4, 2012

To be accurate, I only quoted someone else's words (you've removed the quotation marks).

But I agree with your comment!

Best

Noni
 


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