Bj?rn wrote:
> Google translate has come a long way since the early days, when it was
totally laughable.
>
> In case you didn't know it, it's maintained by the users. And boy, have we
managed to help it become surprisingly good.
>
> It is used all around us, not only on the site itself
(translate.google.com) but almost everywhere -- at least if you are using
Google Chrome as web browser.
>
> When you are reading e.g. an article on an English news site, you can
right click and select "translate to (insert your language here)" and you get
an almost perfect translation. At least I get one into Swedish (even though I
prefer to read it in English).
>
> YMMV, maybe your countrymen haven't been so busy helping to correct the
mistakes?
I use the Opera browser and there is a plugin which will assist with
translations. One of my favorite musicians is French so a lot of French and
other European language articles pop up so Google Translate has made it much
easier to read those articles.
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