I’m doing a little experiment with online translators and taking you with me. Because I can.
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I’m starting with this quote from Pulp Fiction, “Hamburgers. The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.” I’m going to put that through a series of translations using Google and ultimately back to English just to see what I get.
English: Hamburgers. The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.
English to Spanish: Hamburguesas. La piedra angular de todo desayuno nutritivo.
Spanish to Dutch: Hamburgers. De hoeksteen van een voedzaam ontbijt.
Dutch to Portuguese: Hambúrgueres. A pedra angular de um café da manhã nutritivo.
Portuguese to Bulgarian: Хамбургери. Крайъгълният камък на питателна закуска.
Bulgarian to French: Hamburgers. La pierre angulaire du petit déjeuner nutritif.
French to Vietnamese: Hamburgers. Nền tảng của bữa ăn sáng bổ dưỡng.
Hindi to Thai: Hamburgers. มูลนิธิอาหารเช้ามีคุณค่าทางโภชนาการ.
Thai to Swedish: Hamburgare. Foundation näringsriktig frukost.
Swedish to Greek: Χάμπουργκερ. Ίδρυμα θρεπτικό πρωινό.
Greek to Norwegian: Hamburgere. Stiftelsen næringsrik frokost.
And finally, Norwegian back to English:
“Hamburgers. Foundation nutritious breakfast.”
Wow. I’m impressed.