Richard, It's so true! I have translated several of the design articles for the TDi engines and will probably ask Alistair to post them as well. After a few runs through Babelfish, I find myself writing in long sentences with segregated nouns verbs and bonded adjectivals - while purported trying to compose in English. Nonetheless, I would point out to the list that the figures in the texts are in a universal language. Frank Grunthaner
-----Original Message----- From: Richard A Jones <Jones@COLORADO.EDU> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 8:27 pm Subject: Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX? - Anybody want the facts?
Frank:? ? No, no one wants the facts. :-( The list just blew on past your? post with no mention, except maybe one. Who wants facts when they? can post their opinions or speculations?? ? But thanks for the link! I'm still laughing over the English? version of the Summary for the Syncro article? http://www.members.shaw.ca/ragnarhairybreeks/technical%20articles/syncro%20optimised/syncro1.html? I swear, it must have been translated via babelfish from German to? Italian to English...twice.? ? I'm comforted by knowing that I don't have to provide any "destinate? driver input" for my Syncro, which was a color in VW's palette of? Transporters....? ? Richard? |
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