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@tezoatlipoca@mas.to
2025-11-20 18:34:35

That I cannot type `CTRL ' e` and get `é` in this _extremely_ expensive #CAT (Computer Aided #Translation, not feline) tool for Windows and must resort to Windows ALT codes annoys the crap out of me. Like, we pay thousands of dollars for you every year and you can't handle é?

@tezoatlipoca@mas.to
2025-11-20 21:51:21

One of the few areas where LLMs are actually useful is in #machinetranslation . But machine #translation is STILL and will - for the time being - always be inferior to human translators.
We have several areas of our app and documentation where there exists the concept of _shifting_ or adjusting,…

@vrandecic@mas.to
2025-11-13 06:48:54

"Doom scrolling" heißt auf Deutsch Dummscrollen, and I think that's beautiful.
#linguistics #translation #engdeu