That translation is CLEAR compared to some of the things that come to our 
office for "corrections only"!

Lala

At 03:25 PM 11/17/2005, Billy Harris wrote:
>Just to provide a concrete example, I used Google to translate the original
>message into French and then back to English. While I can't judge the
>awkwardness of the French, I'm sure it is even more awkward than the English
>below.
>
> > >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 recently discovered that the word 2005 can translate words and
>expressions into French, Spanish and/or German (I am sure that it does
>many others but...).  I wondered whether no matter who in Cyberspace
>knows effective this tool is (I know far from Spanish and no French
>but necessary an ' official ' translation of a popular expression).
>Could I employ it to translate something and not to obtain laughed for
>my weak use of French?
>
>Billy Harris

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