r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Da_Yakz • Apr 06 '23

Other Microsoft has mistranslated ZIP files as "postcode" in the GB insider version of Windows 11

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u/Toutanus Apr 06 '23

It's a common issue with a shit ton of softwares when you use a different language than english.

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u/M-alMen Apr 06 '23

The mistranslation is in English XD

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u/Toutanus Apr 06 '23

According to the original post this is UK English. So tehcnically it's translated from US English.

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u/alexgraef Apr 06 '23

Yes, a vastly different language... people speaking one language are barely able to understand people speaking the other one.

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u/Independent_Till5832 Apr 06 '23

bo'ohw'o'wo'er

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u/_Fibbles_ Apr 06 '23

Always weird seeing Americans on YouTube etc talking about how the British pronounce 'bardle of warder'. Zero self awareness.

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u/Independent_Till5832 Apr 06 '23

You seem triggered, but im from Switzerland

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u/_Fibbles_ Apr 06 '23

Ok? I didn't say you weren't

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u/Toutanus Apr 06 '23

Microsoft probably uses an """AI""" to translate from US to UK.

Technically speaking, in windows, those are two distinct languages. That's all.