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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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I am a fan of bad translations – not in a professional sense, of course, but just because I find them amusing. This funny website is primarily for those who know Swedish, but there is a section that can be read by everyone (at least the bad translations can; the commentary can not be). Click “äldre inlägg” at the end of each page to get to the next one.
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Well, I gave a few positive "betyg" (points) for the funnier ones. This should be a lesson to all beginners to never think they can do a quick translation of a notice or advert, if their language level means they simply look up every word in a dictionary and string them together.
But there are, alas, people under pressure to do just that to save their stingy employer a little money.
Absolutely, Eric. I'm sure some of the bad ones were done by people don't know even what a professional translation is (i.e. employees of whatever company it is who happen to know some English and are told to make a version of the slogan in English). Sad to know that some companies won't (or don't know to) spend the money on a good translator.
Best wishes,
BJ
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