Poor walruses
Language Log 2025-12-04
Summary:
From Mark Swofford: Here's a lighthearted Google Translate oddity from a newspaper article on the opening of ferry service between Taiwan and Ishigaki, Japan. The relevant bit: 選在冬季開航，海象較差船舶易晃，影響旅客搭乘意願。洪郁航表示，首航至明年2月底將採試營運優惠價，最低優惠至2000元，而最大優惠價差高達2000元，提高民眾嘗試及體驗意願。 Google Translate renders the main part of that as: "Choosing to sail in winter, ships with poor walruses are prone to shaking, which affects passengers' willingness to […]