GOOGLE TRANSLATE GOOFS

Google Translate is an excellent tool — it can translate 20 lines of text in 2 seconds. It can really handle a lot of the heavy lifting of translation English to Spanish. But it makes mistakes — and that is where you need a literate Spanish-speaking friend’s help. Here are some examples of that computer program taking numismatists from English to some very confused Spanish:

Mint: Menta — as in peppermint. No — it’s ceca or casa de la moneda.

Strike: Huelga — A strike yes — but by union members. No — its acuñar.

Date: Datil — Yes, that means date, the kind you eat. No—its fecha!

Cast: Elenco — That’s a cast of a movie or TV show. No — fundida.

Cob: Mazorca -- That’s Spanish for a corn cob! The word is macuquina.

Die: Muere — That means die — as in “Die, you dirty dog, die!”

Reeding: Caña – Means river reeds or cane. No, I need canto estriado here.

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