OFF TOPIC Spanish in the USA [was Re: Explanation of this Python language feature?]

[Chris Angelico]

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Mark H Harris <harrismh777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> As long as I'm passing along my dreams to everyone, we also need a universal
> translator on the uptake. In other words, everyone inputs from a universal
> encoder, and every browser has the option of on-demand translation (or not).
> Its a little like google translate, but on-demand, and its standard, and it
> works everywhere with every language.
>
> Everyone keys input in their own heart language (first, primary language)
> and then the internet browser allows for display of first language (if the
> coding is the same) and translates if the coding is different (all
> configurable of course). Yes, the apps are in the cloud.
>
> What say you?  We all type in our own language, and everyone else gets to
> read it in their own language. Its kinda like the day of Pentecost (except
> that its print instead of audio).

And Pentecost required direct intervention of the all-powerful God of
the universe. Any less, and you'll run into translation difficulties.
It certainly cannot be automated; even done manually by people expert
in both the source and target languages, translation is imperfect.

ChrisA