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[Phillip Powell]

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I think it's safe to assume that there are many different approaches, and
"word-for-word translation" is probably the most flawed. This is why you
are wrong to suggest that most online translators use this approach.

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You assume such a statement and yet call my logic flawed??? I think 
you're drinking Budweiser, you need to upgrade to premium Czech beers 
instead, Chris. 

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1. "online translators" == "PHP-based translators"


There's more to the Web than PHP.

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I believe that in the logical debating arena is called "non-sequitur".  Since you're going there, so shall I.

Upparsning dina svarar!
Phil


Chris Shiflett wrote:

>--- Phillip Powell <phillip.powell at adnet-sys.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>So most PHP-based translators now do human-level translation? Cool!
>>    
>>
>
>Your logic is flawed:
>
>1. "online translators" == "PHP-based translators"
>
>There's more to the Web than PHP.
>
>2. "human-level translation" == everything that's not "word-for-word
>translation"
>
>I think it's safe to assume that there are many different approaches, and
>"word-for-word translation" is probably the most flawed. This is why you
>are wrong to suggest that most online translators use this approach.
>
>Based on your assumption, I bet you were curious to know why sites like
>Google only offered translation to/from only a few languages. :-)
>
>Chris
>
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