Ravenous runners' mouths will be watering at the thought of a "race for food".
That is what the Welsh translation of a road sign pictured in Cardiff has promised instead of the planned Race for Life.
Cancer Research's run takes place every year and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023.
The gaffe follows the misspelling of the English word "school" and the Welsh word "ysgol" outside a Swansea school.
They appeared as "shcool" and "ysool" last month.
The latest translation mishap appears to have occurred due to a missing letter for the word "fywyd" - Welsh for "life" - which leaves the sign with the Welsh word for food "fwyd".
Swansea gas workers misspell school when repainting road
Sign spelling gaffes from across Wales
Llandudno Welsh road sign translation error branded an insult
E-mail error ends up on road sign
The error was said to have been spotted on Cardiff's North Road, near the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, on Monday morning.
Cardiff Council has been contacted for comment.
Stephen Grainger
There is a long list of examples of Welsh translation blunders happening across Wales.
Gaffes have appeared on road instructions, supermarket signs, government messages and maps.
This week a citizenship oath written in Welsh was criticised for asking people to curse at God.
Last month there was an error in the UK government's emergency alert text that resulted in it mentioning a Slovenian ski resort.
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden blamed it on autocorrect.
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has worsened since U.S. forces withdrew in 2021. For Afghans applying for asylum, the process is proving increasingly difficult, and technology is causing some claims to get lost in translation. Andrew Deck, a reporter for Rest of the World, and Leila Lorenzo, policy director at Respond Crisis Translation, join Ali Rogin to discuss.
The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), which works under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Education, is rushing to create technical and scientific terminology in 10 Indian languages underrepresented in the learning landscape.
The CSTT will bring out what it calls fundamental (basic) dictionaries with 5,000 words per language, in three to four months. These will be in digital, searchable format, and free of cost. About 1,000-2,000 copies will be printed in each language.
Bodo, Santhali, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani, Nepali, Manipuri, Sindhi, Maithili, and Sanskrit are a part of the list of 22 official languages of India’s Eighth Schedule. However, there is a paucity of study material created in them, primarily because of a lack of words to describe scientific phenomena and technical terms. The sparse content available was confined to the primary school level that used English words when regional vocabulary was unavailable.
15 subjects
The immediate focus is to cover 15 disciplines: journalism, public administration, chemistry, botany, zoology, psychology, physics, economics, Ayurveda, mathematics, computer science, political science, agriculture, civil and electrical engineering. These will enable textbook formulation at the middle- and senior-school as well as university levels.
The dictionaries will be distributed to State education boards, universities, engineering institutes, and the National Testing Agency that conducts entrance examinations such as the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, and University Grants Commission (UGC)-National Eligibility Test (NET) to aid in preparation of content.
The national language list, when created in 1950 had 14 languages. Sindhi was added in 1967; Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali in 1992; and Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali in 2004.
“There is a lack of content and linguistic resources in these 10 languages, leading to a lack of availability of learning material in these languages,” Prof. Girish Nath Jha, chairperson of the CSTT, Ministry of Education, said.
The CSTT, which was set up in 1961, has the mandate of evolving technical terminology in all Indian languages. The organisation is finalising several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with prominent institutes, including IIT Bombay, for quick online dissemination.
The move assumes importance as the National Education Policy 2020 has espoused the use of regional languages as a medium of education in both school and college.
Following this, the government has taken several initiatives such as introducing engineering and medical courses in regional languages in several States. The UGC has also said that it will soon release a road map to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate courses in regional languages in all disciplines, including commerce, humanities, and science.
In June, the Bar Council of India (BCI) also constituted a panel to formulate recommendations on how to introduce courses in regional languages in law colleges.
Almost exactly a year ago, Google showed us one of the most mind-blowing tech demos in recent times – AR glasses that could instantly translate what someone was saying to the wearer in another language, all in real-time. These Google Glass descendants could give us, as Google claimed, "subtitles for the world".
Unfortunately, as is often the case with Google demos, there was a problem – these AR translation glasses were only "an early prototype" that Google had been testing. The Vaporware Alarm Bells started ringing, and Google has since gone worryingly quiet on the concept.
That's a shame, as Google's AR translation glasses are one of the few hardware ideas of the past few years that promise to solve a big problem, rather than a minor inconvenience. As Google said last year, the technology could break down language barriers, while helping the deaf or hard of hearing to follow conversations.
But all is not lost. We're in the run-up to Google IO 2023, which starts on May 10 and gives Google a chance to tell us how its AR translation glasses are progressing. It's an opportunity that Google needs to take, if we aren't to lose faith in the whole concept actually becoming reality.
We don't need Google to announce a finished consumer product or shipping dates at IO 2023. But if the keynote passes without a mention of its live-translation glasses, we'll have to assume they've been given a First Class ticket to the Google Graveyard (opens in new tab). Fortunately, there are good reasons to think this isn't the case.
Lost in translation
Google's plan to give us the sci-fi dream of live translation tech actually dates back to 2017, when it introduced the original Google Pixel Buds alongside the Pixel 2. Back then, Google said real-time translation would work "like having a personal translator by your side", but reality failed to live up to that promise.
Even six years on, the process of performing live translation with the Google Pixel Buds Pro is a clunky experience, as you can see in the demo below. The promise of Google's AR translation glasses is that they could simplify this, showing you the other person's translated response as text in front of your eyes, rather than interrupting the flow by blasting it into your ear.
We don't yet know if the technological stars have aligned in order to make this happen, but some increasingly hot competition (and Google's own research) appears to be shoving it in the right direction.
Since Google demoed its AR translation glasses, we've seen several companies demo similar concepts. The best so far have arguably been TCL's RayNeo X2 AR glasses, which we had the pleasure of trying at CES 2023.
TechRadar's Managing Editor Matt Bolton called the RayNeo X2s "the most convincing proof of concept for AR glasses that I've seen so far", with the key demo being – you guessed it – live translation and subtitling.
TCL RayNeo X2s are the most convincing AR translation glasses (Image credit: TCL)
While there was a slight delay of two seconds between a person speaking and their question being translated into text at the bottom of the glasses, Matt Bolton was able to have a whole conversation with someone who was speaking entirely in Chinese. Ideally, both people need to be wearing AR glasses for a full conversation to take place, but it's a good start.
TCL isn't the only company to produce a working prototype of concept glasses similar to what Google showed last year. Oppo's Air Glass 2 managed to trump rivals like the Nreal Air and Viture One by offering a wireless design, which means you don't need a cable to pair the specs with your Oppo smartwatch or phone.
Sadly, the Air Glass 2 are unlikely to launch in western markets, and it's actually more likely that one of the other tech giants could steal Google's live-translation thunder. Cue Meta's screeching left-turn from the metaverse towards its intriguing side-hustle, announced in February 2022 (opens in new tab), to make a 'Universal Speech Translator'.
A graphic from Meta's original blog post (opens in new tab) about its plan to create a Universal Speech Translator. (Image credit: Meta)
As the name suggests, this project aims to use machine learning and AI to give everyone "the ability to communicate with anyone in any language", as Mark Zuckerberg claimed. Crucially for Google's AR translation glasses, Meta also promised that "with improved efficiency and a simpler architecture, direct speech-to-speech could unlock near human-quality real-time translation for future devices, like AR glasses".
With Meta apparently planning to launch those AR glasses, currently dubbed Project Nazare, sometime in 2024, the heat is definitely on for Google to get moving with its AR translation specs – and ideally that means announcing some more concrete news at Google IO 2023.
Speech therapy
Will Google actually be in a position to announce a development for its AR Translation glasses at its big developer conference next week? So far, there have been no rumors or leaks to suggest it will, but in recent months it's become clear that Google Translate, and languages in general, remain one of its big priorities.
In March, Google's AI research scientists excitedly revealed more information about its Universal Speech Model (USM) (opens in new tab), which is at the heart of its plan to build an AI language model than supports 1,000 different languages.
This USM, which Google describes as a "family of state-of-the-art speech models", is already used in YouTube to generate auto-translated captions in videos in 16 languages (below), allowing YouTubers to grow their global audience.
(Image credit: Google)
Google says this AI has been trained on 12 million hours of speech and 28 billion sentences of text, spanning over 300 languages. That's some hefty training data that could hopefully make a significant contribution to AR translation glasses, like the ones that Google demoed a year ago.
Unfortunately, there's been little evidence that Google's recent advances have been making their way into Google Translate. While the company announced last year that it had added 24 languages to Translate – taking it to a total of 133 supported languages – its progress has seemingly plateaued, with rivals like DeepL (opens in new tab) widely considered to be more accurate in certain languages.
A graphic from Meta's original blog post (opens in new tab) about its plan to create a Universal Speech Translator. (Image credit: Meta)
Still, Google has made advances elsewhere, revealing in February that Translate will soon become much better at understanding context. It will, for example, be able to understand if you’re talking about ordering a bass (the fish) for dinner or ordering a bass (the instrument) for your band.
Google added that Translate will, for a handful of supported languages, start using “the right turns of phrase, local idioms, or appropriate words depending on your intent", allowing translated sentences to match how a native speaker talks.
All of this again sounds like an ideal foundation for AR translation glasses that work a little more like Star Trek's Universal Translator, and less like the clunky, staccato experiences we've had in the past.
Seeing is believing
Google already has plenty to talk about at Google IO 2023, from the new Google Pixel Fold to Google Bard, and the small matter of Android 14. But it does also feel like a now-or-never moment for its AR translation glasses to take a sizable step towards becoming reality.
This year, Google has already been attacked by the rise of ChatGPT and, next month, it looks likely that we'll see the long-anticipated arrival of the Apple AR/VR headset at WWDC 2023. If it wants to be seen as a hardware innovator, rather than a sloth-like incumbent, it needs to start turning some of its most innovative ideas into real-world objects.
(Image credit: Google)
In some ways, Google's AR Translation Glasses feel like the ideal contrast to Apple's mixed-reality headset, which analysts have predicted will throw everything at the wall to see which use-case sticks.
By contrast, a simpler wearable that does one thing well – or at least better than its recently-launched rivals – could be just the boost Google needs during a year when it's seemingly been under attack from all sides. We're looking forward to seeing its response at Google IO 2023 – and will be keeping a close eye on its presenters' spectacles.
Senior news editor
Mark is TechRadar's Senior news editor. Having worked in tech journalism for a ludicrous 17 years, Mark is now attempting to break the world record for the number of camera bags hoarded by one person. He was previously Cameras Editor at Trusted Reviews, Acting editor on Stuff.tv, as well as Features editor and Reviews editor on Stuff magazine. As a freelancer, he's contributed to titles including The Sunday Times, FourFourTwo and Arena. And in a former life, he also won The Daily Telegraph's Young Sportswriter of the Year. But that was before he discovered the strange joys of getting up at 4am for a photo shoot in London's Square Mile.
After Lakota Language Weekend, hosted by NYC American Indian Community House, the Lakota Language Consortium (LLC) made donations of the New Lakota Dictionary to the New York Public Library and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 04, 2023
The Lakota Language Consortium (LLC) hosted a Lakota Language Weekend in partnership with New York City's American Indian Community House on February 25 and 26. During the weekend attendees spoke and read Lakota utilizing learning materials developed by the Lakota Language Consortium.
At Lakota Language Weekend, LLC unveiled the recently published Third Edition of the New Lakota Dictionary. The dictionary contains more than 20,000 new words and phrases, plus grammar and sentence structure curriculum. After Lakota Language Weekend, CEO Wilhelm Meya made donations of the New Lakota Dictionary to the New York Public Library and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
Lakota Language Weekend instruction was directed by Alex FireThunder, a Lakota language teacher and deputy director of LLC. During the event, FireThunder also provided a comprehensive overview of intuitive e-learning platforms including Owóksape, a free online platform developed by The Language Conservancy (TLC) that has delivered more than 3 million Lakota lessons to more than 15,000 independent learners.
According to Meya, "Our nonprofit is incredibly proud to have completed the Third Edition of the New Lakota Dictionary! We could not have accomplished this tremendous milestone without our partners – Lakota Elders and speakers, linguists, schools, tribal leadership, Lakota board members, and educators. We are deeply committed to continuing this vital work."
About Lakota Language Consortium (LLC)
The Lakota Language Consortium is a nonprofit organization of Lakota community members, educators, linguists, and volunteers leading the way to revitalize the Lakota language through educational programs, teacher trainings, dictionaries, textbooks, apps, and other free digital Lakota language learning materials. The Consortium advocates for Lakota language and culture through the production of award-winning media like the Lakota version of The Berenstain Bears and the documentary, Rising Voices. Visit https://lakhota.org to learn more about LLC's mission to protect and strengthen the Lakota language.
More About Wil Meya:
Wilhelm Meya on LinkedIn
Wilhelm Meya on ATD
Wilhelm Meya on Podomatic
Wilhelm Meya on Soundcloud
For the original version on PRWeb visit: https://ift.tt/8VXFnrp
The Dutch oven is traditionally known as a pot with a tight-fitting lid that creates an oven-like environment, ensuring your food is cooked in a manner similar to being made with the help of a oven, despite being in a pot. However, the Urban Dictionary gives an alternative meaning to the word "Dutch oven" that you may have heard online.
As per the Urban Dictionary, the alternative meaning of the term "Dutch oven" is when you trap someone under the duvets after you have farted. The Dictionary has the following displayed on their website:
"Farting under the blanket then lifting it up trapping your significant other under the covers."
As per Google search trends, the term "Dutch Oven" has been gaining significant popularity online. Several netizens are looking for the meaning of the term to help them understand it.
Have u ever heard of the expression "Dutch oven" ?
Its when you fart under the blankets and the blanket traps the odor until you lift it.
I learnt about this the hard way. Did often use thick heavy blankets in naija and windows are usually open so I never experienced this.
I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Have u ever heard of the expression "Dutch oven" ?Its when you fart under the blankets and the blanket traps the odor until you lift it.I learnt about this the hard way. Did often use thick heavy blankets in naija and windows are usually open so I never experienced this.I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Although the adopted slang meaning is very different from what one expects, the traditional meaning is sweet and simple.
"Dutch oven" has been gaining traction online as a new slang term
Tradition dictates that a Dutch oven is a cooking pot with an extremely tight lid. These pots are typically made of seasoned cast iron, and there are others that are made from ceramics and aluminum, if not iron.
In Dutch, the oven is called a "braadpan," which literally translates to a roasting pan. Another name used for the Dutch pot is a "sudderpan," which means simmerpan or simmering pot of some kind. Pots and pretend ovens, like the Dutch one, are used for cooking meat and vegetable dishes, as well as for making traditional stews.
These cooking pots may be called French ovens as well as Dutch. In the United Kingdom and the United States, the pots are well-known for their casserole dishes.
A DUTCH OVEN: one who passes gas under the cover
A DUTCH OVEN: one who passes gas under the cover
The Urban dictionary explains the meaning of "Dutch ovening your partner" as the action of lifting a duvet or blanket over your partner's head and trapping them in the heat of your personal essence.
The internet has been in a frenzy since the alternative meaning of the pot has gone viral. Several netizens are taking to Twitter to discuss the blanket-trapping activity of one's partner.
Netizens took to Twitter to discuss the oven pot and its double meaning
Numerous social media users noticed the oven trending on Google and decided to find out its meaning themselves. While some were redirected to the definition of the traditional pot, others stumbled upon the alternative meaning of the word.
Unsurprisingly, the majority of the users weren't comfortable with the idea of a warm, personal-essence-filled environment.
what’s a dutch oven and why is she tryna do it to me
what’s a dutch oven and why is she tryna do it to me
Have any of you men or women given your significant other a Dutch Oven? A Dutch Oven is when you let go a fart and pull the sheets over each other’s head?🤣🤣
Have any of you men or women given your significant other a Dutch Oven? A Dutch Oven is when you let go a fart and pull the sheets over each other’s head?😂😂🤣🤣
I’m lactose intolerant, had some ice cream this afternoon, and currently in a self-induced Dutch oven breathing in pure death.
I’m lactose intolerant, had some ice cream this afternoon, and currently in a self-induced Dutch oven breathing in pure death.
One user used an image of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's outfit at the 2021 Met Gala to showcase what it might be like to be trapped in one.
New Halloween costume idea: “The Dutch Oven”
A fart and the blanket you trapped it under
New Halloween costume idea: “The Dutch Oven”A fart and the blanket you trapped it under https://t.co/Zy90bJ0Xnr
Among other terms, the internet has adopted several slang phrases that are spreading quickly online. Phrases like "it's giving," "era," "fit check," and "vibe check" are just a few of the several expressions that are in and out of trends quicker than ever.
"Zombied" is another new term that TikToker Mariel Darling chose to share with her 255,000+ followers. It refers to someone being ghosted by another and the latter coming back once in a while to engage with the person in question.
🤣🤣
COMMents