Friday, February 16, 2007

Lost in Translation II

Lost in Translation lets you translate English to a handful of languages and right back to English. The result is both awful and hilarious at the same time - making their usual ads of translation services seem like worthwhile expenses.

For example:

Original English Text:
Roses are red, violets are blue,
you are so sweet, and I love you.
Translated to Italian:
È il colore rosa blu del colore è rosso, la viola, esso è
estremamente morbido, I gradisce.
And the resulting re-translation to English:
It is the color blue rose of the color it is red, viola it, it is
extremely soft, appreciate.
Like the site says - it reminds you of the game of "telephone" where the message usually loses (or gains) something in translation. "It is extremely soft, appreciate" indeed!

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