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Should translation apps replace learning new languages?

For

They save time and make travel easier.

Against

They miss emotion, tone, and deeper meaning.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • technology is eliminating most of the need to learn foreign languages for more utilitarian purposes.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • I started leveraging the new AI-powered Live Translate feature in Google Translate and was immediately impressed by the results.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Real conversation in the flowing nuances of casual speech cannot be rendered by a program
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • It rewrites dialogue with exaggerated tone
    RedditOriginal language: English
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