Latino outreach or Google Translate? 2020 Dems bungle Spanish websites

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Several Democratic 2020 contenders are posting passages in Spanish on their websites that bear striking similarities to the output from Google’s translation service. We reviewed their Latino outreach efforts — or lack thereof:

Needs to clean up headlines, translate videos

Verb conjugations in the subjunctive are tough. This would be “una vision que nos una, no que nos divida.” Passages on Castro’s Spanish website also bear a close resemblance to the Google-translated text, leading to some awkward phrases.Castro’s translation largely matches the translation generated by Google, but in his case, the sentences are coherent. Other mistakes are apparent on the website, though.America isn’t just my home and my country — it’s always been a promise for a better life. A promise that every American deserves.

Mi camino al servicio público no comenzó conmigo. Comenzó cuando mi abuela, Victoria, llegó a los Estados Unidos a los siete años. Nuncapara enseñarle a su familia el valor del trabajo duro mientras limpiaba casas y trabajaba como empleada doméstica.Castro makes an effort to write well, but could benefit from asking someone else to check his work.

 

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