@AVincentInSpace@furry.engineer
Post #4267164
2026-07-20 07:51 UTC
Assuming the second option isn't available, I believe it is the first option, because machine translation is famously inaccurate. If the original poster speaks your language, they will understand you better than if you had translated it. If they do not speak your language, they have access to the same online translation tools you do, and they can translate it themselves.
I have just met a French speaker who is adamant that replying in a different language is ethnocentric, which prompted the poll.
I would love to hear other people's thoughts on this, especially those who chose the machine translation option. What's your rationale?
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@TimWardCam@c.im 2026-07-20 08:26
@AVincentInSpace@furry.engineer Agree. Machine translate into something you don't understand and you have absolutely no clue at all as to how bad it is. I always reply in a language I do know. Y'know, like when you hire a (human) translator you prefer one whose native language is the *destination* language.