Language selectors
https://uxdesign.cc/my-take-on-language-selectors-945caceb58f7
Since browsing the automatically translated website can be tricky sometimes, I decided to check if they have an English version. So, I opened the language picker and this is what I saw.
How the language selector looked like on Decathlon.ch with Chrome’s automatic translation on
I didn’t really realize what had happened for a couple of seconds. Here’s my train of thoughts:
“Oh, it seems like English is already selected.”“But wait… what? It makes no sense. Why does it say that the page was translated from French then? 🤔”“And what are these languages? 😅 OF, IN?”“Okay, let’s just turn off the translation and see what happens. 🤨”
Decathlon.ch’s language selector in French
And then came my AHA moment. I realized that Chrome took those initials (FR, DE, EN, IT) and translated them from French to English.
Demonstrating how Google Translate translates the above-mentioned initials
I checked quite a lot of other websites right after this and realized that it’s a common problem when initials are used.
Created on: 12th October, 2022
Last updated: 12th October, 2022
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