A translation test

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The forum discussion centers around the auto-translation feature in Google Chrome, specifically its behavior with different languages. Users tested the translation of the phrase "Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the party" from Russian to English and noted that the auto-translation function behaves inconsistently. It was observed that while the translation worked seamlessly with Russian, it failed to produce similar results with German. The participants concluded that the issue is likely related to the browser's translation capabilities rather than the forum itself.

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  • Familiarity with Google Chrome's translation feature
  • Basic understanding of language translation mechanics
  • Knowledge of Cyrillic and Latin alphabets
  • Experience with browser-based text input and auto-correction
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  • Investigate Google Chrome's translation settings and features
  • Explore the differences in translation algorithms for various languages
  • Test auto-translation with additional languages beyond Russian and German
  • Review user feedback on translation accuracy in different contexts
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This discussion is beneficial for web developers, linguists, and anyone interested in the functionality of browser-based translation tools and their limitations across different languages.

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Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the party
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Interesting. An artifact in Chrome's translate feature.

Here is some Russian text, posted by your Russian colleague:

сейчас настало время всем хорошим людям прийти на помощь партии
  1. Use Chrome's translate feature, available from the upper right "dot dot dot" menu and select English, so you can read their post.
  2. Quote their post as if you are responding to them.
  3. Start typing a response with any word that starts with capital W, such as Who, What, or Where.

    I see it auto-translate my text - in realtime - from a capital W to IN.

  4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as a new post. Start typing "Yes".

    I see it auto-translate Yes into ANDes.
I discovered this on a different forum and am trying it here to ascertain that it is a browser issue, not a forum issue.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the party
INhere
 
DaveC426913 said:
Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the party
ANDes
 
DaveC426913 said:
now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the party
INho said this?

Strange, but it only happens once.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Jetzt ist die Zeit für alle guten Menschen, der Partei zu Hilfe zu kommen
Funktioniert nicht mit deutsch. Doesn't work with German.
 
fresh_42 said:
INho said this?

Strange, but it only happens once.
Fun fact: as I translated the page into German, it translated INho automatically and correctly to 'Wer' = who.

Funny game.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Doesn't work with German.
Maybe not those exact words 'Who' and 'Yes', maybe some others. Dunno.
 
Mal sehen, ob das auch mit deutsch anstelle von russisch klappt.

(Let's see if this works with German instead off Russian. Typo intended.)
 
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This is even weirder.

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turns to

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INhere has my sentence with the typo gone? Or the parentheses?
 
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At least we can exclude that it is an issue with Cyrillic.
 

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