Forced to Google-translate e-mails

25/09-09 kl. 10:10 Campus
Google translate gibberish Photo: Luci Ellis Google translate is a big help when faced with an unreadable mail in Danish, but the results are sometimes cryptic. Here is an example of a real Danish email that was forwarded to the University Post translated with Google translate

Not only staff and researchers, but also students are frustrated by the constant stream of Danish

by Luci Ellis

Psychology student Mary Chan is frustrated by the constant stream of emails in Danish from her faculty and department.

So great is her annoyance that she has even published her frustrations to friends and family.

»Today I put it up on my Facebook status that I was really annoyed that all the mail from the university is in Danish. We have to use Google translator every day,« she explains.

limited time

For a number of international students, time on the internet is limited and precious, due to their distance from friends and family, she explains

»A lot of my friends here are a bit frustrated because they have limited internet time, and they have to use it on translating the emails,« says Mary.

luci@adm.ku.dk

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