This is really weird. Apparently Google Translate seems obsessed with Angelina Jolie. Which, mind you, it’s completely understandable. Try the following:
1. Go to Google Translate and set it to translate from English to French.
2. Enter any phrase that ends in Jolie. Like “I want to meet with Jolie”.
You will see that it would translate it to “Je veux rencontrer Angelina Jolie”. Every single phrase, apparently. Here’s two examples I just tried, following the tip of a Gizmodo reader. [Thanks Roy.b!]
Theophilus
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 9:47 AMI don’t understand the problem here….
Kyle
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 10:21 AMIm pretty sure there is more than one person with the surname Jolie?
Joel
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 10:20 AMReally.. At first I thought, that’s a little weird but then I tried it.
First of all out of the five things I tried it only happened once. However, if you click on ‘jolie’ to look at alternates, you’ll see the full name there.
Then I thought, hell, jolie isn’t even a word so maybe it’s just helping. Who has a unique last name. So I typed in Zuckerberg and it corrected to his full name.
Not an obsession, just changing unique surnames into full names.
Case closed, Google isn’t conspiring, now go ask yourself why Roy B is translating Angelina Jolie from English to French.
JezzK
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 11:11 AMIs Google Translate obsessed with Angelina Jolie?
Perhaps.
Yet, I’m sure it’s not as obsessed as Jesus Diaz is with all things Apple…
Joel
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 11:20 AMWow Angelina Jolie and Google and you still manage to try and bring Apple to the conversation?
JezzK
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 11:30 AMFair point.
Jordz
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 12:22 PMHe’s just giving the people what they want!!
; )
Ozoneocean
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 2:17 PMOnly cretins find that bug eyed, insect faced, human preying mantis attractive.
Mr Odd
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 6:12 PMMy good sir, if you are contending that she is distasteful to your sight, I do not wish to know where your tastes are. I also content your view counter to most gentlemen with a heart beat.