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Garbage in, garbage out! Get better translations by writing translation friendly texts

Garbage in, garbage out! explains how the quality of the texts you write affects the quality of the translations of those texts, especially when the translations come from tools like Google Translate. Learn how to write in a translation friendly way to ensure that readers can get the most out of your texts, no matter which language they speak...

Keywords:: Translation, Writing and editing, Natural language and machine translation, Writing for translation

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Humanities / World Languages / Multilingual Resources

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: April 11, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:: April 11, 2024
Author:: Lynne Bowker, University of Ottawa
Submitter:: Melanie Brunet
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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