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marybourg

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5. The article is gibberish.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 24, 2020, 12:56 AM

Jun 2020

Not written in English. Not transted from another language by a translator. Mostly English words strung together by someone or something that doesn't speak English. So I'd like to know what language the article was written in so I can evaluate its reliability.

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Google translate from ? marybourg Jun 2020 #1

I don't understand the question. Please explain. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #2

Obviously not written by a native speaker unc70 Jun 2020 #3

What and who? Still not getting enough information to littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #4

The article is gibberish. marybourg Jun 2020 #5

There are three or four wonky words but the content is not gibberish. littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #6

The article is gibberish. marybourg Jun 2020 #7

The phrasing is garbled and confusing. That's why the poster wonders whether it tblue37 Jun 2020 #9

I think it's translated from Spanish, because in Spanish the same verb can be used to tblue37 Jun 2020 #10

I cannot figure out what the writer is trying to convey UpInArms Jun 2020 #8

I updated the source. Maybe that will be helpful. littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #11