Only A Formality?
Sitting in a café, far from home, waiting to ask for a coffee and a cake. The waiter comes along and asks what he can do for you.
Not wanting to appear awkward, you begin trying to place your order in a piecemeal version of his language.
With some artistic license, and brief suspension of belief, envision this scenario: “Good ‘morrow, sir, one would like to order a fine tea and cake, if you please?”
To him, you have just returned to the days of tipping hats and formal tea parties. To you, you have cracked the art of chatting in another language.
Very often, what we are taught in language lessons is very formal and can sound odd to those trying to decipher our message at the other end.
InMyWords is designed to take slang and colloquialisms into account when translating. Literal, stilted translation can turn a light-hearted, informal chat on its head, losing the essence along the way.
The app recognises accents above letters and slang/informal words that are more likely to be used by native speakers. This feature helps the conversation flow more naturally and quickly, retaining the original context.
When people are stressed or desperate for help, the last thing they want is to face chatting in a stilted and formal way. With InMyWords, their natural language is translated and the professional is able to get a true picture of their requirements.
People cannot be fitted into a box, labelled and moved on. Everyone is different, every language is different and InMyWords recognises that, by design.