I think the simultaneous translation bit will be human for some time to come,
but document translation should be possible by computer.
Personally I only need "buy more OM" in one language!
Julian
> from: Jim Brokaw <jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:42:34
> to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: Re: [OM] Re: [OT] Gotta love e*bay descriptions
>
> The mother of a grade-school friend of mine had worked at the UN as a
> 'simultaneous translator' for English/German. I don't know how she could do
> it. Thats what they hear in those headphones, but I think its done by real
> people still.
>
> I hear voices in my head, but I can't speak and listen to the voices at the
> same time. The voices keep saying "Buy it, you need one more of <insert
> Olympus bit>" and I can't ignore them. I need help, is there a doctor in the
> house?
>
> I'd like to borrow some OMoney... doctors are loaded.<g>
>
> --
>
> Jim Brokaw
> OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
>
>
> on 2/16/03 11:38 PM, julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx at
> julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Which reminds me of my favourite computer translation story, supposedly from
> > the European Parliament, where instant translation is a big issue. They put
> > "Hydraulic Ram" into the program, translated it to Italian, then French,
> > then
> > back to English, where it came out as "Water Goat".
> >
> > Julian
> >
> >> from: Chris Barker <imagopus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 06:45:33
> >> to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> cc: ll.clark@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> subject: Re: [OM] Gotta love e*bay descriptions
> >>
> >> I think that the translation may have been carried out by a computer
> >> programme ...
> >>
> >> Chris
>
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