topic Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers in Community Spirit

Imagine a world with no language barriers

imastawka — Thu, 19 May 2016 03:22:38 GMT

How much money will that app be worth?

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

amber-eyed-girl — Thu, 19 May 2016 04:29:57 GMT

There's that thing in the works that you put in your ear...a real-life Babel Fish. Heard about it but not seen the video before. So why not call it that, I wonder? we'll see soon enough if it works. They need funding.

Also...crowded rooms? Multiple sounds? Overlapping conversations? Be interesting to see if it works out and about with enough accuracy.

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

donnashuggy — Thu, 19 May 2016 07:07:46 GMT

Amazing isn't it!

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

imastawka — Thu, 19 May 2016 07:33:52 GMT

@donnashuggy wrote:
Amazing isn't it!

It is indeed Donna.

But I think there will still be some people who will just yell to be understood

"Oh, you don't speak English? Well let me yell at you anyway"

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

lloydslights — Thu, 19 May 2016 07:46:06 GMT

Fabulous invention.......of course the next step would be a multilingual piece which differentiates language/dialects/bogan-talk

Could be useful when amongst foreign "diplomats" and just know they are talking about you.

Are they talking about my long legs, luscious hair and beautiful eyes?

Or are they planning to terrorise me?

DEB

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

imastawka — Thu, 19 May 2016 07:55:08 GMT

Star Trek has had their Universal Translator for years

I'm waiting for the Replicator

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

kopenhagen5 — Thu, 19 May 2016 08:13:33 GMT

When I went on business to Japan in the 80's I had a small pocket translator.

A little like a calculator with an alpha numeric keyboard.

Many on the market now.

Not as easy as just talking, rather than typing.

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

imastawka — Thu, 19 May 2016 08:24:14 GMT

Sounds cool. I did not know this.

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

amber-eyed-girl — Thu, 19 May 2016 08:24:37 GMT

@lloydslights wrote:
Fabulous invention.......of course the next step would be a multilingual piece which differentiates language/dialects/bogan-talk

Could be useful when amongst foreign "diplomats" and just know they are talking about you.

Are they talking about my long legs, luscious hair and beautiful eyes?

Or are they planning to terrorise me?

DEB

The translation could come out with luscious eyes long hair and beautiful legs...still sounds alright, doesn't it? 🙂

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

lloydslights — Thu, 19 May 2016 08:40:13 GMT

That would be the preferred option of the two Amber.

DEB

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

electric*mayhem*band — Thu, 19 May 2016 16:02:48 GMT

I don't care how clever and advanced this piece of technological kit is, I'd like to see it translate Geordie into something that makes even the remotest of sense.

'User Information: Connection Failed'.

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

lurker172602 — Fri, 20 May 2016 01:33:55 GMT

But, but, but then wait staff wouldn't be able to fall about laughing at my really bad attempts at speaking french It keeps them amused and attentive

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

amber-eyed-girl — Fri, 20 May 2016 02:06:14 GMT

Yes they will...just refuse to wear one 🙂

The French love it when people try to speak French so they won't mind at all

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

lurker172602 — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:19:48 GMT

charcuterie et chablis pour deux s’il vous plaît

That's my best and most often uttered phrase

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

amber-eyed-girl — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:28:19 GMT

...and just to show just how badly translators can function, I ran that through Google Translate (direct copy and paste):

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

lurker172602 — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:31:14 GMT

hmmm doesn't sound quite so enticing when you put it like that lol

maybe that's why they laugh at me

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

imastawka — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:31:47 GMT

@lurker172602 wrote:
charcuterie et chablis pour deux s’il vous plaît

That's my best and most often uttered phrase

I understood the chablis part, but google translate says -

cold cuts and windfalls for two please

Too slow......Amber beat me

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

amber-eyed-girl — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:31:25 GMT

You know, and I know, what you were asking for...but the translator had other ideas. Be fun in a world with earwigs doing that non-stop.

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

amber-eyed-girl — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:35:48 GMT

Never mind Stawka...have a windfall on me

Re: Imagine a world with no language barriers

lurker172602 — Fri, 20 May 2016 03:41:49 GMT

Yes please