Working across languages.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
Common language pairs General prose Getting the sense of a document quickly
WHAT IT DOES BADLY
Languages with little training data Idiom and cultural reference Technical or legal precision Tone and register subtleties
WHAT TO NEVER USE IT FOR UNCHECKED
Contracts Regulatory documents Medical information Anything where a mistranslation causes harm Marketing that will be published
WHY MARKETING MATTERS
A translation that is grammatically correct and culturally wrong damages you.
Have anything published reviewed by a native speaker.
FOR NIGERIAN LANGUAGES
Support varies considerably. Widely spoken languages have better coverage than others.
Test with material you can verify before relying on it.
THE USEFUL APPLICATION
Understanding an incoming document in another language Producing a first draft a translator then corrects Communicating informally where perfection is not required
HOW TO IMPROVE RESULTS
Provide context about the audience and purpose.
Ask for the translation plus notes on anything ambiguous.
