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Re: Can ebay feedback get worse than this:
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 7 Dec 2000 16:00:53 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.market.auction, Gary Blessing writes:
> > In lugnet.market.auction, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > I'll go with yes, it could be worse. :-) It could be in English so more
> > > people could see how badly this user got lambasted, or there could be more
> > > of it than 6 entries.
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> > > But thematically, I have to agree with you, it's pretty bad.
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> > Could someone tell me what this translates to?
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> > Or point me to a online translater?
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> I uses this translator:
> http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn
I use the "me" translator, which is significantly
less entertaining, but potentially more accurate, so
I'll give it a shot. [1] (I also feel the overwhelming
need to entertain the Germans the way I've been enter-
taining the Dutch since August.) Uitlander!
Anyways, for your amusement, I will play Human Babelfish.
> And got this:
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> Complaint : Auction broken-required and to no more of itself to hear
> leave!!!!!!!!!!
"Auction broken-off and no more is heard from [him?]!"
> Complaint : the auction does not offer broken and then announces itself
> it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hm. "Offers to break the auction and then he announces nothing!"?
> Complaint : Won, if other Bieter over-bid 4 auctions generously, the
> commodity does not want
"Won 4 auctions, generously bid over other offers, does
not want the item."
> Complaint : THUS IT DOES NOT GO!!!
Idiom alert! "Nothing's happening!"?
> Complaint : What is one to hold of it?
"What should one think?" [again, idiomatic?]
> Complaint : Zitat:ich cannot unfortunately buy yours lego because I again to
> Switzerland drives
He didn't space out the words. It's:
"Quote: I unfortunately cannot by your Lego because I must
drive to Switzerland."
> Not much help really.
Hopefully this is of more help, if not, at least it's good for
a laugh if you're German. ;) (Könnte jemand wem Deutsch gut
sprechen kann mich helfen?)
polyglottally,
LFB
[1] When translating documents, I never operate without my English-
German dictionary--but not now...
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| I'll translate the feedbacks, but I'm beginning from the bottom (first one) to the top, words in brackets are my amendments: Complaint: "Quote: Unfortunately I cannot by your Lego because I must drive to Switzerland again." Complaint: "What should (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| (...) I uses this translator: (URL) got this: Complaint : Auction broken-required and to no more of itself to hear leave!!!...!!! Complaint : the auction does not offer broken and then announces itself it!!!...!!! Complaint : Won, if other Bieter (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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