While I wouldn't try to use it for communicating in another language,
Altavista's babelfish is great for browsing foreign language websites. It's
also fun for translating passages into multiple languages and back to see
how badly scrambled they become.

http://babelfish.altavista.com/


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-----Original Message-----
From: UTC Staff E-Mail List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Melissa Anyiwo
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:53 AM
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Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Word Language Translator

I recently discovered that Word 2005 can translate words and phrases into
French, Spanish and/or German (I'm sure it does many others but...).  I was
wondering if anyone in cyberspace knows how effective this tool is (I know
very little Spanish and no French but needed an 'official' translation of a
popular phrase).  Could I use it to translate something and not get laughed
at for my poor use of French?

I suppose if you didn't know about it and it is great, it might be worth
noting since it may serve as yet another way for students to cheat at their
homework.

Thanks
Melissa