Translating your site.. Is this real?

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  1. egdcltd

    egdcltd Peon

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    It actually uses Google to translate the pages, and I just read that Google has decided that auto-querying them to do that is against their acceptable use policies. Can't confirm that though.
     
    egdcltd, May 23, 2007 IP
  2. geomark

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    I'm a translator. I've tried many automatic translation tools. None are close to good enough for any purpose other than getting a general idea of the source text. And even then I've seen many times when that general idea was completely wrong. It's a surprisingly difficult problem to solve and it varies dramatically from language to language, cultural context being such a big part of it.

    I think selling any translation software borders on being a scam so I wouldn't recommend it. Use the free tools as a start and then hire a translator if you need better.
     
    geomark, May 23, 2007 IP