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Re:Translate a message 10 times into different languages and... by vericiab on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @04:26PM (#31185309)
The languages it gets translated to aren't deterministic so I put the same sentence in 10 times. I was curious if a simple statement that has a conceptual equivalent in many cultures would tend to survive relatively unscathed so each time started with "I made a cup of tea".

1. "I made a cup of tea"

2. "I work a tree cup"

3. "I have prepared a cup of tea."

4. "I made a cup"

5. "I make a cup of tea"

6. "I made a cuppa."

7. "I prepared a cup of tea"

8. "Tea"

9. "I made a cup of tea"

10. "I have a cup of tea."

Better than I expected really. I'm kind of impressed that it veered into slang on the sixth try and still retained the original meaning.

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Re:Translate a message 10 times into different languages and... by vericiab on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @04:49PM (#31185614)
Five tests of "I made a pot of tea" on the other hand were far less successful.

1. "I have made a teaspoon"

2. "I lived in a stain"

3. "I'm drinking tea"

4. "I have made a single potential"

5. "I made a basket"

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