I thought this was pretty funny

[mrbond]

No no, see, this was a block of text that was put through a translator. Most foreign companies use these for simplicity's sake. I find it funny how inaccurate the translator engine is, not their inability to speak english.

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by mrbond

No no, see, this was a block of text that was put through a translator. Most foreign companies use these for simplicity's sake. I find it funny how inaccurate the translator engine is, not their inability to speak english.

Not trying to knock, mrbond, I have been on that rollercoaster myself. I get into Engtrish.com every couple of days, too.
My own personal idiocy was in translating a manual for a ship's computer into French, and we used the word (don't laugh, Thomas) "couvee" instead of "ecoutille".

Couvee = hatch (as in a group of eggs)
Ecoutille = hatch (as in the thing that closes a ship's hold weathertight)

Luckily, I ran the thing past a friend who is a native francophone, and she nearly died laughing. We published it later....