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Why Computers Suck At Translation

Tom Scott 5:05

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Machine translation's a useful tool, don't get me wrong. But if you actually try to use it for regular conversation, it'll fall down really quickly. Why? What makes it so difficult?

Written with GRETCHEN MCCULLOCH: http://gretchenmcculloch.com - http://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC
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More from Gretchen at ALL THINGS LINGUISTIC: http://allthingslinguistic.com - http://twitter.com/AllThingsLing

BONUS LINK: How do you translate nonsense words? http://allthingslinguistic.com/post/64517588622/jabberwocky-how-do-you-translate-a-word-that

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