Comments on: Google and the Indic Web http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vaidehi http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-121863 Vaidehi Sat, 10 May 2008 08:30:48 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/#comment-121863 When James Bond movies were first presented with desified dialogues in India , any scene where Bond took a woman to bed , the standard dialogue would be : Chalo, hum suhaag raat manayenge:) When James Bond movies were first presented with desified dialogues in India , any scene where Bond took a woman to bed , the standard dialogue would be :

Chalo, hum suhaag raat manayenge:)

]]> By: lurker http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-121834 lurker Fri, 09 May 2008 22:29:23 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/#comment-121834 Heh - their translator is culturally optimized. I typed in "eat sh*t and die". It translated it as "khaane aur marne paakhana" :-) Heh – their translator is culturally optimized. I typed in “eat sh*t and die”. It translated it as “khaane aur marne paakhana” :-)

]]> By: Amit http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-121820 Amit Fri, 09 May 2008 15:53:23 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/#comment-121820 Seems like they've fixed that particular bug - I tried the same "What is your name?" and got the correct translation, but it failed when I tried another sentence in English. Seems like they’ve fixed that particular bug – I tried the same “What is your name?” and got the correct translation, but it failed when I tried another sentence in English.

]]> By: vakibs http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/comment-page-1/#comment-121780 vakibs Fri, 09 May 2008 07:49:49 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/08/google-and-the-indic-web/#comment-121780 Hi Atanu For knowing the state of the art in English to Indian language translation, check out the Shakti system of IIIT (my almamater). http://shakti.iiit.net/~shakti/index.html Hi Atanu

For knowing the state of the art in English to Indian language translation, check out the Shakti system of IIIT (my almamater).

http://shakti.iiit.net/~shakti/index.html

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