RacingRodent
Consul
You are very correct about having to be careful about literal translation which is often where machines fall down.
Your comment about the double negative/ double positive reminds of an old story
An accomplished professor of linguistics was giving a lecture and as he warmed to the meat of his theme he declared "In English while there are many examples of a double negative expressing a positive there is not one example of a double positive expressing a negative..."
Cue from the back of the audience
"Yeah right"
Your comment about the double negative/ double positive reminds of an old story
An accomplished professor of linguistics was giving a lecture and as he warmed to the meat of his theme he declared "In English while there are many examples of a double negative expressing a positive there is not one example of a double positive expressing a negative..."
Cue from the back of the audience
"Yeah right"