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What about that free online translator tool?
Well, go ahead and give it a try.
Don't forget to translate the result back to the source language. If it does make sense,
by all means, use it. If it does not, it can be revised - but it may often be costlier
and take longer than if done by a human translator in the first place.
Machine
translation has come a long way. It can indeed meet some practical needs - it can do a
decent job at translating a simple letter or at helping you understand what that e-mail
was about. For anything else, it comes short.
There are many reasons, but one of them is key: as a general rule, writers are
human. The best machine translators may be able to translate adequately a general text,
written in a simple style with perfect grammar and punctuation. However, it takes a human
mind to understand the subtleties and imperfections of another human mind.
Click here for examples of funny machine translations
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