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   Paul to All   
   Re: Password incorrect after name change   
   27 Oct 25 18:57:20   
   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 10/27/2025 4:34 PM, s|b wrote:   
      
   > I've already been trying out every setting and scribbling down notes.   
   > The main problem for me is that it's in Dutch (I always choose English   
   > for Windows and Linux) and the translation was clearly done by some   
   > language purifying Dutchman. I mean, he literally translated 'chatroom'   
   > into a weird "Dutch" word 'kletskamer'. I'm pretty sure it's a made up   
   > word; it's not even in our van Dale dictionary.   
      
   translate.google.com detects the word 'kletskamer' as   
   belonging to "Afrikaans".   
      
   Then when you do an English to Afrikaans translation   
   and enter 'chat room' it outputs "kletskamer".   
      
   So yes, something is weird there.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans   
      
      "Afrikaans... evolved from the Dutch vernacular[7][8] of South Holland   
   (Hollandic dialect)"   
      
   One of the browsers even has a translate button near the top bar.   
   I didn't even know it was there, but it did a great job on   
   one page I was looking at but having trouble with. That may also   
   be powered by Google. That button translates the entire page for you,   
   but it is lazy evaluation so when you scroll down, the translation   
   for the fresh area takes a second or two.   
      
      Paul   
      
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