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translation mistakes on ProZ's advertisement... Thread poster: irishpolyglot
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I find this really ironic!
Today I just noticed the small advertisement on the ProZ's site. If you go to a page such as the Proz.com term search, and possibly refresh the page a few times you'll see an ad for Babylon 7 dictionaries. Their selling title is "Your favorites dictionaries at a click". I find it hilarious that the world's biggest translation site has something encouraging us to buy dictionaries... and it's got one of the most basic translation mistakes possible in it!! ... See more I find this really ironic!
Today I just noticed the small advertisement on the ProZ's site. If you go to a page such as the Proz.com term search, and possibly refresh the page a few times you'll see an ad for Babylon 7 dictionaries. Their selling title is "Your favorites dictionaries at a click". I find it hilarious that the world's biggest translation site has something encouraging us to buy dictionaries... and it's got one of the most basic translation mistakes possible in it!! (The 's' in "favorites"). The irony...
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Nicole Schnell 
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| I noticed that too | Jan 11, 2008 |
And my first thought was that I definitely wouldn't be purchasing any dictionaries from them
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the ad also claims that it includes the "Oxford Merian Wester" dictionary!!!
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Niraja Nanjundan (X)
Local time: 01:05
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| I saw that too.... | Jan 11, 2008 |
....ages ago, but I'm usually too busy thinking about other things...
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irishpolyglot
Ireland
Local time: 20:35
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I don't like "at a click" either. I'd prefer "just a click away" or something along those lines. I'm definitely not buying those dictionaries!!!! Good link there! If I ever need proffreading I know who to call
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Hi all,
Thank you all for spotting this spelling mistake.
I am sure I have also seen it before, it was fixed and now it has appeared again.
It might be the database that it is not updating properly.
We will fix it as soon as possible.
Thanks again!
Kind regards,
Florencia
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Roberto Rey
Colombia
Local time: 14:35
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| Don't judge a book by the cover | Jan 11, 2008 |
Lori Cirefice wrote:
the ad also claims that it includes the "Oxford Merian Wester" dictionary!!!
You are too quick to judge, Babylon is a great tool! Just because someone did a silly mistake, you can't just disapprove the whole product...
The people of Babylon can be judged as not having the correct advertising people, but don't be so quick to disqualify a good translation tool.
We can then disqualify Ford, Coca Cola, GM, governments etc, etc..
Be careful!
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The Misha
Local time: 15:35
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| Satto's comparisons only prove the original point | Jan 11, 2008 |
[quote]Satto (Roberto) wrote:
Lori Cirefice wrote:
We can then disqualify Ford, Coca Cola, GM, governments etc, etc..
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Most Ford vehicles are junk (I should know, I had two), Coca Cola is about as bad for you as drugs, GM is bland and uninspiring, and governments ... well, has anything good ever come out of those?
Any more proof needed?
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| Babylon et al. | Jan 11, 2008 |
Actually, I do use Babylon, but only with very specific dictionaries, and I think it can be helpful as a tool.
Now, mark those two things: it CAN be helpful, and if, then only as a TOOL.
What I really hate is that fact that those those tools are advertised as translator, pocket translator or pocket-size interpreter.
In my point of view a translator and interpreter is always a HUMAN, not some little machine, macro, program or gadget.
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Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 12:35
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In memoriam | bad image for translators ... | Jan 12, 2008 |
Florencia Vita wrote:
Hi all,
Thank you all for spotting this spelling mistake.
I am sure I have also seen it before, it was fixed and now it has appeared again.
It might be the database that it is not updating properly.
We will fix it as soon as possible.
Thanks again!
Kind regards,
Florencia
Florencia,
From what others say, it appears that there are multiple mistakes. This advertisement misrepresents us, as "language professionals," since we are required to be accurate and to follow the rules of basic grammar (and I would hope, advanced grammar and style).
This is like walking into the doctor's office and finding his staff, well, if not shooting up the pharmaceuticals from the storeroom, at least, smoking, chomping on candy, and downing Coca colas.
Best,
Patricia
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 12:35
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In memoriam | The effect of advertising | Jan 12, 2008 |
Satto (Roberto) wrote:
You are too quick to judge, Babylon is a great tool! Just because someone did a silly mistake, you can't just disapprove the whole product...
The people of Babylon can be judged as not having the correct advertising people, but don't be so quick to disqualify a good translation tool.
But that's exactly the point. If a company is too cheap / too lazy to double-check a tiny ad (takes what, 60 seconds?) before it is visible to literally the rest of the world, what's next?
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irishpolyglot
Ireland
Local time: 20:35
French to English
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TOPIC STARTER | still there! | Jan 21, 2008 |
the mistake is still there... I thought me bringing attention to it would encourage it to be removed or updated within minutes
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Drew MacFadyen
United States
Local time: 15:35
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I have asked for new ad copy from the client and have contacted them again this morning to see if we can get new copy. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Regards,
Drew
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irishpolyglot
Ireland
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TOPIC STARTER | 3 months later and it's still there... | Apr 14, 2008 |
3 months later and it still hasn't been corrected? At first I found it quite amusing, but now it's just annoying... there are two versions of the ad, one is new and correct and the old one is still there!!
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