Re: Mac Dashboard Translator


"Sean" <notsean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C001BB6E.39E9%notsean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
On 1/28/06 11:09 PM, "chance"  typed:


"Sean" <notsean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C0012871.3934%notsean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I recently upgraded to the latest Mac OS (10.4.4) which has this thing
called "Dashboard." It has a bunch of little applets that can be instantly
accessed, including one called "Translation." Maybe it uses the Google
translation thing. I don't know about that.
Being a serious, mature individual, I tested it by asking for a
translation 
of 馬鹿やろう.
I got "The fool you probably will do." Pretty good, eh?


Good grief! Prety good from seeing 'fool'for baka' and 'do' for 'yaro'
combined for this time as a 'fluke'? But how can you make 'bakayaro'
of that 'nonsense'? Get real!

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I've realised only now the funny idea that "baka + yaro" is "fool + do."

"The fool you probably will do."  will again be translated as "馬鹿をや（るだ）ろう"
meaning "You will be such a fool as to do that."

Yes, this is a happening and may be called as a "language shock" out of culture
schoks.

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CK



Hugh are the wind beneath my wings.


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