Online translation tools...just how good are they? We took this ficticious but believable personal ad and ran it through one of the many internet translators available...and this is what it came up with (the original ad is first)
Good looking, young at heart, single male, aged 35. I own my own home in London, run a small model agency business and am interested in films, football, glamour photography, world travel, and I generally like to enjoy myself, in clubs and bars. I am looking for a sporty, attractive young lady aged between 25 and 32, who also has a great sense of humour, is intelligent and fun to be with. You can be anywhere in England, I will travel to see you if you are the right one for me. We can start by exchanging telephone numbers, and see how things go. Not immediately looking to marry, but who knows. Reply now!
First, we converted to French!
Bon regarder, jeune le coeur, mâle simple, âgé 35. I posséder ma propre maison à Londres, exécutent une petite commission d'agence modèle et les AM intéressés aux films, au football, à la photographie de charme, au voyage du monde, et à moi aiment généralement s'apprécier, dans les clubs et les barres. Je recherche jeune une dame sportive et attirante âgée entre 25 et 32, qui a également un grand sens de l'humour, est intelligent et amusement pour être avec. Vous pouvez être n'importe où en Angleterre, je voyagerez pour vous voir si vous êtes le droit pour moi. Nous pouvons commencer par permuter des numéros de téléphone, et voyons comment les choses disparaissent. Pas immédiatement regardant pour se marier, mais qui sait. Réponse maintenant!
Now, convert back to English....
To look at good, young person the heart, simple, old male 35. I to have my own house in London, carry out a small commission of model agency and AM interested in films, football, the photography of charm, the voyage of the world, and me generally like to be appreciated, in the clubs and the bars. I seek young person a lady sporting and attracting old between 25 and 32, which also has a great direction of humour, is intelligent and recreation to be with. You can be anywhere in England, I will travel to see you whether you are the right for me. We can start by permuting telephone numbers, and see how the things disappear. Not immediately looking at to marry, but which knows. Answer now!
Convert the above to Italian...
Per guardare buon, giovane il cuore, maschio semplice e anziano 35. I per avere mia propria casa a Londra, effettua una piccola commissione dell'agenzia e dell' di modello interessata generalmente pellicole, il gioco del calcio, la fotographia di fascino, il viaggio del mondo e me come da apprezzare, nei randelli e nelle barre. Cerco il giovane una signora che mette in mostra ed attrarrsi vecchio fra 25 e 32, che egualmente ha un senso grande di umore, è intelligente e ricreazione essere con. Potete essere dovunque in Inghilterra, io viaggerete per vederli se siete la destra per me. Possiamo cominciare dai numeri di telefono di permutazione e vediamo come le cose spariscono. Non immediatamente guardando per sposarsi, ma che sa. Risposta ora!
Now back into English...
In order to watch good, young the heart, simple and old male 35. For having my own house to London, small commission of the agency and of interested model generally the films carries out one, the game of soccer, the fotographia of fascination, the travel of the world and me like appreciating, in the randelli and the bars. I try the young person one mrs. who puts in extension and old attrarrsi between 25 and 32, than equally it has a great sense of humor, is intelligent and recreation to be with. You can be wherever in England, I you will travel in order to see them if you are the right for me. We can begin from the numbers of permutation telephone and see as the things disappear. Not immediately watching in order to marry itself, but that it knows. Answer hour!
Convert this gibberish into German now....
Zwecks gutes, Junge überwachen der Inner-, einfache und altemann 35. Für Haben meines eigenen Hauses nach London, führt kleine Kommission der Agentur und des interessierten Modells im Allgemeinen die Filme ein, das Spiel des Fußballs, das fotographia der Faszination, den Spielraum der Welt und mich wie das Schätzen, im randelli und in den Stäben durch. Ich versuche die junge Person, eine, die Mrs, die in Extension und in altes attrarrsi zwischen 25 und 32 einsetzt, als gleichmäßig es eine große Richtung der Stimmung hat, intelligent und Erholung, mit zu sein ist. Sie können in England, I gleichgültig wo sein, das Sie reisen, um sie zu sehen, wenn Sie das Recht für mich sind. Wir können von den Zahlen des Permutationstelefons anfangen und sehen, während die Sachen verschwinden. Nicht sofort überwachend, um sich, aber das zu verbinden, die es weiß. Antwortstunde!
And finally back into English once more....
For good, boy the inside monitors -, simple and old man 35. For credit of my own house to London, small commission of the agency and the interested model executes generally the films in, the play of the football, fotographia the fascination, the clearance of the world and me like an estimating, in randelli and in the staffs. I try the young person, the Mrs, which begins in Extension and into old attrarrsi between 25 and 32, when evenly it a large direction of the tendency has, intelligently and recovery is to be been, also. They can in England, I indifferently where be, which you travel, in order to see them, if you are the right for me. We can begin and see from the numbers of the permutation telephone, while the things disappear. Not immediately monitoring, in order to be connected, but, knows. Response hour!
Now you can understand why so many instructions and notices around the world make absolutely no sense whatsoever!