

| Subject: | Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX? - Anybody want the facts? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:40:57 -0800 |
And there are parts that are in English already! Not as entertaining, but informative... On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Frank Grunthaner <frankgrun@aol.com> wrote: > Richard, > > It's so true! I have translated several of the design articles for the TDi > engines and will probably ask Alistair to post them as well. After a few > runs through Babelfish, I find myself writing in long sentences with > segregated nouns verbs and bonded adjectivals - while purported trying to > compose in English. Nonetheless, I would point out to the list that the > figures in the texts are in a universal language. > > Frank Grunthaner > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard A Jones <Jones@COLORADO.EDU> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 8:27 pm > Subject: Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX? - Anybody want > the facts? > > > > > > > > > > Frank:? > ? > > No, no one wants the facts. :-( The list just blew on past your? > > post with no mention, except maybe one. Who wants facts when they? > > can post their opinions or speculations?? > ? > > But thanks for the link! I'm still laughing over the English? > > version of the Summary for the Syncro article? > > > http://www.members.shaw.ca/ragnarhairybreeks/technical%20articles/syncro%20optimised/syncro1.html > ? > > I swear, it must have been translated via babelfish from German to? > > Italian to English...twice.? > ? > > I'm comforted by knowing that I don't have to provide any "destinate? > > driver input" for my Syncro, which was a color in VW's palette of? > > Transporters....? > ? > > Richard? > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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