Of course it's dumb. It's a *machine*. It's not going to think for you. Garbage in, garbage out.
The URL being misinterpreted is probably due to the server sending the wrong MIME type. Care to share the problematic URL? Also, what version of Android are you running? On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> wrote: > I did capitalize french words, > my point is that the translation feature is dumb, just my guess > In french when you capitalize, it does something more dumb, (almost as > dumb as my android phone which interprets a url as a video, maybe i should > switch back to iPhone) > > 2012/1/4 [email protected] <[email protected]> > > ** I don't know why it works in some configurations. Still, sticking to >> "my" theory makes it work. >> >> One theory is that capitalising every letter is a phenomenon you can find >> in some older English litterature. Not really relevant, though; just stick >> to proper language usage and the translation service will work better. >> >> -- >> Skickat från min Android-telefon med K-9 E-post. Ursäkta min fåordighet. >> >> Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> skrev: >>> >>> does that apply to only swahili, >>> because if you do english to french, your theory fails the test >>> >>> >>> 2012/1/4 [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> >>>> ** Starting every letter with an upper-case letter suggests that it is >>>> a name which is not to be translated, hence the differing results. >>>> >>>> For the best possible experience, always use correct casing and >>>> punctuation when using the service. >>>> -- >>>> Skickat från min Android-telefon med K-9 E-post. Ursäkta min fåordighet. >>>> >>>> Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> skrev: >>>> >>>>> I think Google Translate is dumb, or my linguistic skills are bad >>>>> >>>>> If you type asante sana (Swahili to English) and Asante Sana (Swahili >>>>> to English) >>>>> you will get different results >>>>> I wonder why >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>> >>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>> [email protected] >>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>> >>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>> >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>>> any way. >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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