Comment by arjie
3 days ago
On the other hand, a bridge sign that says "No entry for heavy vehicles" is unlikely to now read "I am out of office for the next 2 weeks" in Welsh: https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/nov/01/5
3 days ago
On the other hand, a bridge sign that says "No entry for heavy vehicles" is unlikely to now read "I am out of office for the next 2 weeks" in Welsh: https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/nov/01/5
Now instead it will say, in Welsh
Hahaha that’s pretty funny. But in their defence perhaps if you didn’t want a tall tale you shouldn’t have asked for a Fable? ;)
This story is so great because it shows how robotic are so many jobs and tasks. Like, what happened in the reciepient mind to not consider whether the reply was appropriate or not? Did the almost instant response not hint at an automated email? Or the lack of any other content of the email (a greeting, something)? Or maybe people send so many emails or is doing so many thing they switch off certain parts of the brain?