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[Tlhingan-hol] Bingonese Translator

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fiat Knox)
Tue May 14 18:28:49 2013

Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 23:28:12 +0100 (BST)
From: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
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The Bing Klingon translator went online today. I've tried a few sample sent=
ences, rudimentary stuff anyone could do with a cursory examination of TKD.=
=0A=0AIt needs work.=0A=0AYou fought me yesterday.=A0=A0=A0 Bing: jIHvaD gh=
ob wa'Hu'.=0AWe travel to Kronos.=A0=A0=A0 Bing: leng Qo'noS.=0AI want to e=
at that meal.=A0=A0=A0 Bing: SoHvaD jISop vIneH.=0AMy targ likes to eat gag=
h.=A0=A0=A0 Bing: vay' ghaghH ghaytan targh.=0AWe fought ten warriors.=A0=
=A0=A0 Bing: wa'maH SuvwI' maSuv.=0ACome here!=A0=A0=A0 Bing: naDev ghoS!=
=0ASleep there!=A0=A0=A0 Bing: Qong pa'!=0ADishonourable Romulans are every=
where!=A0=A0=A0 Bing: Dat quvHa' romulans!=0AThe wind does not respect a fo=
ol.=A0=A0=A0 Bing: qoH vuvbe' SuS.=0ABeam me up, Scotty! =A0=A0 Bing: HIjol=
, scotty!=0A=0A=0ATranslations provided by Bing.=0A=0ALet's hope they get i=
mproving. Rate the accuracy of your translations below each one. Also, you'=
ll need to try and find some way of contacting the people who run the Bing =
translator to provide them with the accurate translations and the rules app=
licable, so their knowledge base can more efficiently parse the sentences -=
 both ways.=0A=0ATill then, *sigh* expect journalists to come up with "Hov =
trek 'oH tlhegh ngo'." for "Star Trek is money for old rope."=0A
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ga=
ramond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>The Bing Klingon =
translator went online today. I've tried a few sample sentences, rudimentar=
y stuff anyone could do with a cursory examination of TKD.</span></div><div=
 style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new y=
ork,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><s=
pan></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-f=
amily: garamond,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-s=
tyle: normal;"><span>It needs work.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0,=
 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; backgr=
ound-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div s=
tyle=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new yor=
k,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Yo=
u
 fought me yesterday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: jIHvaD ghob wa'Hu'.<br>We tra=
vel to Kronos.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: leng Qo'noS.<br>I want to eat that m=
eal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: SoHvaD jISop vIneH.<br>My targ likes to eat ga=
gh.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: vay' ghaghH ghaytan targh.<br>We fought ten war=
riors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: wa'maH SuvwI' maSuv.<br>Come here!&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp; Bing: naDev ghoS!<br>Sleep there!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: Qong pa'=
!<br>Dishonourable Romulans are everywhere!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: Dat quv=
Ha' romulans!<br>The wind does not respect a fool.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing: =
qoH vuvbe' SuS.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 1=
6px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; background-color: transpar=
ent; font-style: normal;"><span><span>Beam me up, Scotty! &nbsp;&nbsp; </sp=
an>Bing: HIjol, scotty!<br></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif;
 background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div=
><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,=
new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><=
span>Translations provided by Bing.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0,=
 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; backgr=
ound-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div s=
tyle=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new yor=
k,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Le=
t's hope they get improving. Rate the accuracy of your translations below e=
ach one. Also, you'll need to try and find some way of contacting the peopl=
e who run the Bing translator to provide them with the accurate translation=
s and the rules applicable, so their knowledge base can more efficiently pa=
rse the sentences - both ways.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0,
 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif; backgroun=
d-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div styl=
e=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond,new york,t=
imes,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Till =
then, *sigh* expect journalists to come up with "Hov trek 'oH tlhegh ngo'."=
 for "Star Trek is money for old rope."<br></span></div></div></body></html=
>
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