0
Intacto Posted 17 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Please check the style
Although these phrases might be grammatically correct, I am not sure if they sound like native English. Could you please take a look and share your suggestions? Thank you
You come up with some phrase in your language, we translate it to one of the eastern languages, then back to your language. We do it again and again until the equilibrium is reached. Equilibrium means that the phrase stays exactly the same after one round of translation. Results can range from complete funny nonsense to deep eastern wisdom insights.
Why there are the same phrases with different translations?
Due to the way Google translation engine is built, translation outcome is constantly changing. When you save a translation it is like saving a snapshot of current state of affairs. Tomorrow it might look completely different.
You can add askeast to firefox as a search engine (here is how). Now, whenever you stumble into interesting phrase, 'search' it in askeast. Who knows what you will find.
Try making slight modifications to your phrase. Even changing punctuation can lead to completely different outcome.
You come up with some phrase in your language, we translate it to one of the eastern languages, then back to your language. We do it again and again until the equilibrium is reached. Equilibrium means that the phrase stays exactly the same after one round of translation. Results can range from complete funny nonsense to deep eastern wisdom insights.
Why there are the same phrases with different translations?
Due to the way Google translation engine is built, translation outcome is constantly changing. When you save a translation it is like saving a snapshot of current state of affairs. Tomorrow it might look completely different.
You can add askeast to firefox as a search engine (here is how). Now, whenever you stumble into interesting phrase, 'search' it in askeast. Who knows what you will find.
Try making slight modifications to your phrase. Even changing punctuation can lead to completely different outcome.
Top answer
Hello, Some of the sentences above did sound a bit awkward. I changed them below. I'm not sure "phrase" is the words you are wanting to use throughout this passage.
- Hello, Some of the sentences above did sound a bit awkward.
- I changed them below.
- I'm not sure "phrase" is the words you are wanting to use throughout this passage.
- You may want to use "sentence" or "paragraph".
- Then again, I haven't seen your site and what you do.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
Hello,
Some of the sentences above did sound a bit awkward. I changed them below. I'm not sure "phrase" is the words you are wanting to use throughout this passage. You may want to use "sentence" or "paragraph". Then again, I haven't seen your site and what you do. Tell me what you think. Thanks
Andrew
We do it again and again until an equilibrium is reached.
Some of the sentences above did sound a bit awkward. I changed them below. I'm not sure "phrase" is the words you are wanting to use throughout this passage. You may want to use "sentence" or "paragraph". Then again, I haven't seen your site and what you do. Tell me what you think. Thanks
Andrew
We do it again and again until an equilibrium is reached.
00
Thank you, Andrew, for your quick reply, I very much appreciate it. The site I am building is askeast.com and it is about fun with machine translation. The word "phrase" I am using stands for whatever text visitor inputs into translation box. Do you think it is appropriate? Thanks
0
Related Questions