Resolved MT coming out weird

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  1. A s h e s

    A s h e s God of Mischief and Annoyance

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    「午後からもずっと部屋で留守番をするのは嫌だろう?」
    Keeps coming out as Answering machine...
     
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    kylokram25 Well-Known Member

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    MT is weird in the first place..
     
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    PenguinXeus Just A Penguin, Kigurumi Wakuseijin

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    I hate having an answering machine in the room from this afternoon? -courtesy of google translate
     
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    Kurotsubaki Reincarnation of the Seven Deadly Sins

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    Well, what do you expect from a MT? good translation?
     
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    Gezis 『Maou』

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    Bing Translator: You wouldn't want to stay out of the room in the afternoon?
     
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    Clearly your understanding of MTL is lacking, that is at least readable, MTL is usually utter gibberish.
     
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    留守番 literally breaks down into "staying - protect - turn", so essentially, staying at home to keep watch (for packages, visitors, anything really)
    The reason why MT thinking that it's 'answering machine' because it's 留守番電話 in Japanese.
     
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    A s h e s God of Mischief and Annoyance

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    MTL translated your sentence as Pork stroked, First position. :confused:
     
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    A s h e s God of Mischief and Annoyance

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    Translate is one hell of a machine
     
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    A s h e s God of Mischief and Annoyance

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    I expect not sarcasm.
     
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    A s h e s God of Mischief and Annoyance

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    I didn't know bing had a translator. I'mma hit that up
     
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    A s h e s God of Mischief and Annoyance

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    I am but a padawon.