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Bing Translator Adds Klingon

Posted by Soulskill on from the 'oH-QaQ-jaj,-mugh dept.

Today Microsoft made an addition to its Bing translation service: the Klingon language. You can now easily read up on proper grooming habits for your Targ, learn how to perform routine maintenance on your painstiks, and brush up on your Shakespeare. You can also brush up on your tlhIngan Hol by reading your favorite websites through a translation filter. The timing is no coincidence; Star Trek: Into Darkness is coming out on Friday. Qapla'

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  1. Borg? by 680x0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I dunno... somehow Borg seems more appropriate for a Microsoft product. :-)

  2. Re:Oblig by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 3, Informative

    That just means the translation was a little creative. There are several natural languages with no 'being' verb. Even if Okrand (not Okuna!) didn't provide a way of discussing existence in his dictionary, it's silly to think there's no way of doing so in a widely-used language.

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