sum german english translation software little ago posted query peoples experience power translator professional software german english translation colleague summary responses via lists 1 second hand comment someone working art history found unsatisfactory 2 another said canadian government uses power professional french programme translation work 3 another said french version gave quite comical incomprehensible results basic version professional one conspicuous difficulty words form different parts speech eg gerunds another variant word order 4 someone said another second hand comment ok first cut 5 response correspondent owner basic german programme sent samples commentary showing long knew languages edited text translation results could satisfactory whether degree efficiency offsets time taken use programme apparent correspondent referred toy 6 response academic worked ibm translation product referred german computer journal rated ibm programme slightly better cheaper power professional reference _ dos die pc zeitschrift _ 8 95 pp128 132 apparent simple constructions explicit vocabulary translate accurately complex allusive satisfaction given depend much nature task needs expectations user scanning large volumes print ascertain general subject matter programmes probably quite satisfactory accurate translations interactive operation translationcompetent person would seem necessary yet decided buy one programmes await sales person prepared run risk trial translation text supplied satisfied user came forward andrew carstairs mccarthy department linguistics university canterbury private bag 4800 christchurch new zealand phone 64 3364 2211 home phone 64 3355 5108 fax 64 3364 2065 email cmcc ling canterbury ac nz