My general lack of non-English language skills is at best an embarrassment and at worst an inconvenience, especially since my day-job (yes, I don't just spend all day blogging) involves working with colleagues all over the world.
Google has made a valiant attempt to address this problem by adding a built-in translation feature to its Gmail email program. Simply enable the feature and if you receive an email in a language that is not your native tongue just click a link at the top of the message and it's immediately translated.
The beauty of this feature is that you can control which language you want the email translated into via the Gmail settings (it doesn't just have to be English). So Spanish to French, German to Dutch, or Swedish to English.....you can translate from and into pretty much any major language you can think of.
While the transcription won't be 100 per cent perfect, it WILL be enough to help you understand the content of the email. A real lifesaver to a linguistically challenged individual like myself.
Check out the video above for a full walk-through.
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