Comments on: Google Translate Tricked Cubs Fans Unintentionally

By: Asiajin » Real-time Translation Scouter Is Tested In Yamanashi, Japan

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By: Japan Probe

Japan Probe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

fans were reminding him to be humble. But ironically the signs seem to be telling us how they were mistakenly made: by a fluke of how Google Translate coincidentally handled the English phrase “It’s gonna happen.” Read more and see a video atAsiaJin

By: miyagawa

miyagawa — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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By: 42

42 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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By: ICKY PEOPLE

ICKY PEOPLE — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

cheering newcomer Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome were putting up Japanese signs reading, “Guuzen Dazo”, which means “It was lucky.” An alternate reading would be, “it was accidental.” It turns out Google’s translation page was to blame.read more

By: About Colon Blank :: The Daily Updated Procrastinators Wet Dream!

About Colon Blank :: The Daily Updated Procrastinators Wet Dream! — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

but the geek fans were, instead, illustrating a flaw in Google Translate which translated their banner too “It was lucky” (or you can read it as “It was accidental”). At least they tried and showed a little bit of initiative eh!Sourcevia Get your regular fix – subscribe to the About:Blank RSS feed! Posted in About:Doh, About:Stuff 1 Comment »

By: Durf.org

Durf.org — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The news this morning featured plenty of amused commentary on the signs Cubs fans were holding up to cheer on Fukudome Kosuke as he almost hit for the cycle. Asiajin has a nice explanation of what happened here:Google Translate tricked Cubs fans thoughtlessly. It turns out that Google’s toy could have used a bit of that user improvement before someone grabbed the Japanese rendering of “It’s gonna happen” there, which was for some reason 偶然だぞ. Telling your team

By: MONSTER WORKS

MONSTER WORKS — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

via:Google Translate tricked Cubs fans thoughtlessly | Asiajinおいっ！けなしとるやんけっ(￣□￣;)!! まさに爆笑ですね　なんでも本当は“It’s gonna happen”と言う意味を日本語で表示したかったそうですが、

By: 偶然だぞ！ - 雅の日記〜お気楽生活をめざして - 楽天ブログ（Blog）

偶然だぞ！ - 雅の日記〜お気楽生活をめざして - 楽天ブログ（Blog） — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

実はこれは米googleのせいらしい。米googleの日本語翻訳で”It’s gonna happen！”を翻訳すると「偶然だぞ」と表記されていた。アメリカのカブスファンは当然、ちゃんと訳せていると思い、忠実に「偶然だぞ！」を書き綴ったり、拡大コピーしてプラカードを作ったのだろう。

By: Innovation/イノベーション壁新聞

Innovation/イノベーション壁新聞 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

さて、そんな地元のファンが急ごしらえの応援をしているらしい。ネタ元：Asiajin「偶然だぞ！」って決して応援している様には見えません。「お前はたまたまラッキーなだけだから、調子付くなよ！」という様に見えます。ネタ元の