Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Suggest that Forums have an “auto-translate” feature so we don’t have to go over to Google Translate. (Reference: other popular websites such as FaceBook have this feature.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Using Chrome? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 adding... and you you likely know, and it's not what you meant, and so on. *is used to being beaten up recently, and is feeling down. But it is very handy and works all over the interwebs, even great sites like http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks, I didn’t know Chrome had an auto-translate feature. However, I do 99.99% of my posts from my phone (everything but pictures). Maybe I should try Chrome on the phone (default is Safari). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: *is used to being beaten up recently, and is feeling down. Yes, I was beaten up yesterday for a playful thread. Now, I’m afraid to reply to my own threads! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monti Messmer Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Hi, it might be ok for reading posts but please stop using auto-translate for reply to posts. Things i read, translated to my language, usually do not help much. Translate complex things isn´t working automatically even MS currently had a break-through with automated vs human translation Monti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Especially in SL, most people are quite forgiving when you can't form a gramatically correct sentence (or to a lesser extent use machine translation). I'd like to think with all the inter-mixing we do we - as a whole - are quite a tolerant group of people in terms of not over-correcting grammar, spelling, tense, gender, and just plain old mangling of any language. There are clearly exceptions of course. For an example, in my circle of acquaintances, there is one grumpy German man who is absolutely unwilling to give an inch on my bad Deutsch, (or Ritsutsch as I call it). And there really is nothing more demeaning than putting in the effort trying to speak a foreign language and then having an absolute grumpy-bum correct every little mistake. Sometimes the only help here on the forums, or in-world, will be someone who isn't native and is struggling to form grammatically correct phrases. And sometimes even native speakers will need a correction by a non-native speaker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 18 minutes ago, Monti Messmer said: Hi, it might be ok for reading posts but please stop using auto-translate for reply to posts. Things i read, translated to my language, usually do not help much. Translate complex things isn´t working automatically even MS currently had a break-through with automated vs human translation Monti I hope the experts who do this, trying to help people, see this and reply. I guess there is the assumption that if someone posts in, say, Russian, then they may not understand a reply in English. So, you would prefer replies in English? I was under the impression that “any help is better than no help at all@. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: as a whole @Callum Meriman My English not so good, who you calling “asawhole”? Edited March 19, 2018 by Love Zhaoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 34 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: adding... and you you likely know, and it's not what you meant, and so on. You must be Psychic, sometimes I barely know what I mean, even! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Evanier Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 33 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: Yes, I was beaten up yesterday for a playful thread. Now, I’m afraid to reply to my own threads! [ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Just now, Love Zhaoying said: You must be Psychic, sometimes I barely know what I mean, even! Sounds like me. Only fluff between my ears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: My English not so good, who you calling “asawhole”? ok, I just got it! Clever kitty. But umm, I am still struggling on the Rye Sand Roux one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: ok, I just got it! Clever kitty. But umm, I am still struggling on the Rye Sand Roux one. Maybe it’s a homophone with something in another language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) [redacted] Edited March 19, 2018 by Callum Meriman Don't want to ruin the fun for people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: Sounds like me. Only fluff between my ears. I am certain that your fluff is delicious, like one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Tennyson Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 50 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: I hope the experts who do this, trying to help people, see this and reply. I guess there is the assumption that if someone posts in, say, Russian, then they may not understand a reply in English. So, you would prefer replies in English? I was under the impression that “any help is better than no help at all@. There's a fundamental problem using auto-translate to post something -- When you form a post by typing things out yourself, you at least know what you're trying to say; it might not be technically correct but at least it's a clear indication of your intentions and is out there in the public record. When you use auto-translate to post, though, you literally don't know what you just said, but it's still out there and can be interpreted as a public record of your intentions. I've seen posts obviously made by auto-translate and in some cases I've told them to post again in their native language because at least that way there'll be someone who will know what they were trying to say, especially with a specialized subject like Second Life where some words aren't part of any everyday language and others mean different things than their everyday meanings. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Theresa Tennyson said: I've seen posts obviously made by auto-translate and in some cases I've told them to post again in their native language because at least that way there'll be someone who will know what they were trying to say, especially with a specialized subject like Second Life where some words aren't part of any everyday language and others mean different things than their everyday meanings. I sometimes need to do that with my partner, although after almost four years of hearing my incessant babble it's a lot rarer now than at the start. 'revanchieren' was a word that tripped us up yesterday. Good idea Theresa One I will adopt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Callum Meriman said: Using Chrome? I'm using Chrome, but I don't have that option. Is it a specific setting or extension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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