Friday, August 28, 2020

Tower of Babble


It's easy enough to accomplish. Even I got it done with little to no difficulty, so it's sure to be a cinch for someone like you.

And yet, I'M the one putting it in writing here in the super-glamorous environs of blogdom.

What is this "it" of which I speak, you ask? I shall briefly elucidate. It's finding out what happens to some common phrases when submitted to The Great Googly Moogly's mechanical translation services to go from English to Japanese to Spanish to English...

Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. 
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Four scores ago and seven years ago, our father created a new country on this continent dedicated to the proposition that he devised and created freely for all men

If I wanted your opinion, I'd ask for it.
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If you want your opinion, please.

My name is Dewey Roth and I approve this message.
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My name is Dewey Ross and I recognize this message.



You can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd, but you can be happy if you've a mind to.
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You can't skate in a herd of buffalo, but you can be happy if you have a heart.

Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.
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Starlight, bright star, the first star I saw tonight, I want tonight, I want tonight.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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If the wooden chuck is capable of throwing the wood, how much wood throws the wood?






1 comment:

Micah and Lauren said...

"You can't skate in a herd of buffalo, but you can be happy if you have a heart."
Thanks for making my day!!