# Translate into another language, then back into English

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-into-another-language-then-back-into-english/939093>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [March 31, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-into-another-language-then-back-into-english/939093 "2021-03-31T15:26:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-into-another-language-then-back-into-english/939093/21 "2021-04-15T12:18:02Z")

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Thanks for doing that, @SCAdian!

> [@SCAdian](#):
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> …a lot of fun and I still don’t have a sore throat.

This describes perfectly how I feel about your post.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-into-another-language-then-back-into-english/939093/22 "2021-04-16T22:29:43Z")

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The next step, I suppose, is to translate it back through that string and see what comes out…

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