tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post1755498875604404406..comments2023-12-29T11:44:38.434+09:00Comments on yokohamamama: Monday Manglish--Make Your Own!yokohamamamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-69777778423769841732010-11-29T09:34:57.039+09:002010-11-29T09:34:57.039+09:00"The beans are very good" from "It ..."The beans are very good" from "It looks very pretty"? Awesome!! "not now, but it's safer?"... OMG, I love this thing so much! Best. Toy. Ever! Glad you're having fun playing with it, too:)) I think *everybody* should know about this thing!yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-18253697231510324092010-11-29T00:39:53.723+09:002010-11-29T00:39:53.723+09:00"It's worse than bad and the best intelli..."It's worse than bad and the best intelligence, which is cold, and by hope and despair, light and darkness and uncertainty."<br />Damn that is good. That thing is a ball. just making stuff up I looked out my window and wrote "The yellow moon is rising over Bob's house tonight. It looks very pretty."<br /><br />...56 translations later we get:<br /><br />"So far,KKbundyhttp://blessedatheist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-77791384135619838332010-11-23T01:51:42.582+09:002010-11-23T01:51:42.582+09:00The cool thing about this one, is that it goes bac...The cool thing about this one, is that it goes back-and-forth between English and up to 25 *completely different* languages. And you can see the translation scrolling along in the box. Very cool:)) Do you have a crazy sample translation from your novel--would *love* to hear it!yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-87438373591896744162010-11-23T01:40:17.865+09:002010-11-23T01:40:17.865+09:00oooh yeah, i did that once with a chunk of one of ...oooh yeah, i did that once with a chunk of one of my novels - it was CRAZY!<br />It works especially well if you choose languages not closely related to english, so russian and japanese etcSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-34119653373904816442010-11-22T23:57:16.797+09:002010-11-22T23:57:16.797+09:00Now that you mention it... I think maybe they did ...Now that you mention it... I think maybe they did say something along those lines... <br /><br />OMG! Now we know who Bush's speechwriter is!yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-15124297174095316152010-11-22T20:43:33.687+09:002010-11-22T20:43:33.687+09:00"It's worse than bad and the best intelli..."It's worse than bad and the best intelligence..."<br /><br />Wasn't that what Bush and Blair said before starting the second Gulf War?Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-38359847064643952202010-11-22T18:30:00.692+09:002010-11-22T18:30:00.692+09:00No way--I *just now* put in:
"It was the bes...No way--I *just now* put in:<br /><br />"It was the best of times,<br />it was the worst of times,<br />it was the age of wisdom,<br />it was the age of foolishness,<br />it was the epoch of belief,<br />it was the epoch of incredulity,<br />it was the season of Light,<br />it was the season of Darkness,<br />it was the spring of hope,<br />it was the winter of despair,"<br /><br />and yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-50320194125972383902010-11-22T17:28:58.750+09:002010-11-22T17:28:58.750+09:00"It is a far, far better thing that I do, tha..."It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."<br /><br />"If anyone has a better, and I am very grateful."Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-76992960417218049212010-11-22T17:25:15.552+09:002010-11-22T17:25:15.552+09:00Hehe. That's better Lawrence than the Lawrence...Hehe. That's better Lawrence than the Lawrence translation.Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-36642164466879578992010-11-22T17:01:01.520+09:002010-11-22T17:01:01.520+09:00"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that..."It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."<br /><br />Becomes...<br /><br />"Some women will share their joy, I think."<br /><br />You know, I think it took Jane Austen and turned her into D.H. Lawrence, somehow...:))yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-7308725690773442082010-11-22T16:55:46.432+09:002010-11-22T16:55:46.432+09:00Oh my... Fokurin? Is that a word? Maybe one that...Oh my... Fokurin? Is that a word? Maybe one that remained untranslated? The spell-checker didn't like it (it's a picky eater, though). Let's see, I think I'm going to try--no, better not. The spell-checker can't abide Joyce; I can't imagine what would happen to it in the translating machine. Ooh! I know! Wait...yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-84756977644958012332010-11-22T16:37:10.047+09:002010-11-22T16:37:10.047+09:00"The refinements of passion, the extravagance...<i>"The refinements of passion, the extravagances of sensuality! And necessary, forever necessary, to burn out false shames and smelt out the heaviest ore of the body into purity. With the fire of sheer sensuality."</i><br /><br />becomes<br /><br /><i>"Emotions, feelings and keep more! Unlike the sunshine and the smell of diesel fuel and labor, and even sexy Fokurin corruption.&Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-69895694069536729812010-11-22T16:15:46.109+09:002010-11-22T16:15:46.109+09:00Bwahahhaah!! (gasping) (coughing) Extremely apt...Bwahahhaah!! (gasping) (coughing) Extremely apt! Brilliant--I think I'm in love with Bad Translator. :)) Promise you'll post it if you put in Lawrence!yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-73545179019446774632010-11-22T16:02:01.397+09:002010-11-22T16:02:01.397+09:00"Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite t...<i>"Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also"</i><br /><br />Becomes<br /><br /><i>"horrible pain in my right hand"</i><br /><br />Qute apt that, considering our discussion on BABS. Wonder what it'll do with D.H. Lawrence. I'm almost scared to try...Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.com