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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (8719)	5/26/1998 6:55:00 PM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

Yes, 'wonky' is the same, as I am having considerable success introducing it into the language. As well, I've managed to educate at least twenty people that 'Salud' is properly translated as 'Cheeeeahs Myte' delivered in a shaaaaap Niiiw Zeeeel'und accent. Babelfish got 'stuff' over into 'materia', that's pretty good. 'Matters' in the last paragraph became 'problemas', which is not quite right, better 'materia' like in the original. But there's so much more to it than word-for-word translation, there's syntax too, and the fact that you just say things differently in another language, you even think differently in not-so-subtle ways. Language is a second-level sort of thing, it comes as an interpretation of thought, a vehicle for the expression of thought, and different vehicles vary in power and speed and cornering ability and body style - they will change the way you drive and may even have some influence on your choice of a destination. I had some new cash come in today - thought about a little more kry but went for a little more Kinross instead. Only a very little, though, it looks like a great time to hold cash, there could be some bargoons coming up with the pog on this leg. ...... Cheeeeeahs Myte! ... marcos

To: Bill Jackson who wrote (8719)	5/31/1998 11:33:00 AM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

Eventually by synonym every word leads to its opposition and meaning with each iteration becomes more obscure, and with inaccuracy more confused. The problem is meanings are associative and radiate outward exponentially from the usage within the sentence but stop within the meaning cloud of the paragraph and its context. The machine translator needs expert life experience to deduce the meaning from the associative intent. When machines can "get" a pun without a list of them we are on the home trail, not looking for the body of time when we kill it. EC<:-}