From: me@privacy.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:57:20 -0400, Paul wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   In Belgium, we just say 'chatroom', but some Dutchmen have the urge to   
   keep their language 'pure'. I guess this is the case.   
      
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans   
   >   
   >    "Afrikaans... evolved from the Dutch vernacular[7][8] of South Holland   
   (Hollandic dialect)"   
      
   Afrikaans is somewhat related to Dutch. I've been told our West Flanders   
   dialect resembles it the most.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   It's one of the 'features' I immediately turn off after installing Fx.   
   I've got the same problem with YouTube. My OS is in English UK, but   
   country is set to Belgium (Dutch), so every now and then I get an AI   
   translation that I don't want.   
      
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