Lost in Translation

There can be some hilarious results when using machine translation – no doubt, there are a few strange or mysterious examples on this website!

Pop singer Ariana Grande’s wanted “7 Rings” tattooed in Japanese on her palm. Ultimately, it read something like, “barbecue grill finger.” That’s one way to lose your appetite!

More seriously, the British Medical Journal, has reported that commonly-used translation tools, including Google Translate, are only 57% accurate when translating medical expressions into another language.

However, getting a message across to people from different continents, countries and cultures can be a worthwhile challenge. We believe that it is important to help people who want to break down these translation barriers by enabling them to develop skills in speaking the world’s lingua franca, English. With increased ability and confidence, they can take on the opportunities and experiences that they aspire to.

Interestingly, one established website has content human-translated into over 1000 languages! Take a look for yourself at www.jw.org – likely you will find your own language there.

If it is your dream to be understood when speaking English, just a few lessons with us will help you to make big improvements. Why wait? Look at what our happy students say, and book your trial lesson today!