Google translate bug
go to http://translate.google.com and translate this text from english to arabic
"Jews are terrorists. Americans are terrorists. Arabs are terrorists"
Copy the arabic translated text and translate it back to english.
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Jews are not terrorists. Americans are terrorists. Arabs are Alarhabiyi
Could someone who knows Arabic provide a rough translation of the intermediate:
اليهود ليسوا إرهابيين. الأمريكيون الإرهابيين. العرب هم الارهابيي
And I'd be interested to know how negation is expressed in Arabic.
in english, this exactly translates to : Jews are not terrorists. The terrorist americans. The arabs are the terrorists.
There is no conspiracy. Google uses alignment to grow their translation database. And then there is the "suggest a better translation" feature. Between these and Google's love for alogrithms, it's no wonder things sometimes go awry.
At least, google isn't claiming for full usability in all languages
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/translate-between-41-...