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ninty · 10-12-2003, 03:13 PM

Translation sites don't really work too well. Words don't translate exactly from one language to another. And a computer program can't really decide how to best put the words into a sentence. Well, not yet anyway. Thats why human translation ist he best. But if you want a jist of how things translate, they work. Just don't write a letter then translate it. It doesn't work. I translate a lot of stuff from german. I find http://www.systran.com to be the best.

But I think what Coublacka_ is talking about is more along the lines of this:

http://www.unforgettablelanguages.com/i ... ench1.html

That is just a demo type thing. You have to buy the product, but its more for if your just beginning the language. I was thinking of purchasing the german one. Other than that I can't really help you.

The only thing I can think of is a French chat room. If you are fluent enough and just want to practice try that.

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ninty is Offline Major General Posts: 12,683 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary	10-12-2003, 03:13 PM Translation sites don't really work too well. Words don't translate exactly from one language to another. And a computer program can't really decide how to best put the words into a sentence. Well, not yet anyway. Thats why human translation ist he best. But if you want a jist of how things translate, they work. Just don't write a letter then translate it. It doesn't work. I translate a lot of stuff from german. I find http://www.systran.com to be the best. But I think what Coublacka_ is talking about is more along the lines of this: http://www.unforgettablelanguages.com/i ... ench1.html That is just a demo type thing. You have to buy the product, but its more for if your just beginning the language. I was thinking of purchasing the german one. Other than that I can't really help you. The only thing I can think of is a French chat room. If you are fluent enough and just want to practice try that.