--- On Mon, 6/9/10, Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Ilugc] number in translation
To: "ILUG-C" <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, 6 September, 2010, 12:57 PM
On Mon, 2010-09-06 at 12:49 +0530,
Raman.P wrote:
speaking tonot my way. String translation is the computer
translatea person. For
example the most common string is 'go'. So do we
orthat as 'po'
or 'chel' or 'pohngal' 'chellungal'. (hindi 'ja'
would you'jahiye')? If your
computer said 'po' to you instead of 'pohngal'
change basics offeel insulted?
Yes, I will feel insulted. We cannot and should not
our languages for the sake of machines.
well if some one close to me uses the singular mode of
talking I will
not feel insulted - so you mean that our interaction with
machines
should be more formal?