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**uwJzsM8t** · 12-06-2010, 04:44 AM

Sumo wrestler headline translation challenge
by Marc Abrahams, Improbable Research
December 5, 2010

The following headline, from an article in the June 23, 2010 edition of the Dublin newspaper The Herald, is presented as a machine translation exercise for the reader.

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Using your favorite automatic translation software (Babelfish or Google translator or whichever), identify which languages may be the most difficult in which to express this thought:
Woman in sumo wrestler suit assaulted her ex-girlfriend in gay pub after she waved at man dressed as a Snickers bar
(Thanks to investigator Erwin Kompanje for bringing this to our attention.)

12-06-2010, 04:44 AM	#1
uwJzsM8t Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 417 Senior Member	Sumo wrestler headline translation challenge Sumo wrestler headline translation challenge by Marc Abrahams, Improbable Research December 5, 2010 The following headline, from an article in the June 23, 2010 edition of the Dublin newspaper The Herald, is presented as a machine translation exercise for the reader. herald.gif Using your favorite automatic translation software (Babelfish or Google translator or whichever), identify which languages may be the most difficult in which to express this thought: Woman in sumo wrestler suit assaulted her ex-girlfriend in gay pub after she waved at man dressed as a Snickers bar (Thanks to investigator Erwin Kompanje for bringing this to our attention.)
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