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danepak

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#245483 6-Feb-2019 14:27

Happened from one day to another.
I've got my language settings set as English (New Zealand).

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#2173983 6-Feb-2019 14:33

Hit the hamburger menu in the top left of the Google page. Hit settings. Are any of those languages set to Māori?

People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

Keep calm, and carry on posting.

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danepak

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#2173984 6-Feb-2019 14:38

No, definitely not set to Maori.

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#2173987 6-Feb-2019 14:42

Is that settings for the browser language, or just the Google page settings? Which browser (looks like Chrome to me)?

People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

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#2173988 6-Feb-2019 14:43

Look at the Google page settings, not the browser settings.

People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

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yitz

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#2173989 6-Feb-2019 14:50

You can set the language here:

https://www.google.com/preferences#languages

I'm convinced this is some sort of elaborate A-B testing that Google does periodically...

danepak

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#2174004 6-Feb-2019 15:18

Fabulous. That worked.
Much appreciated.

I just noticed that you can choose Elmer Fudd as a language, haha

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#2174045 6-Feb-2019 16:11

It also may have defaulted to Māori being that it's Waitangi Day today?

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danepak

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#2174046 6-Feb-2019 16:18

It's been on Maori for a couple of weeks

Dial111

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#2174106 6-Feb-2019 18:37

Kua whakaritea taku google ki te reo Ingarihi, me pehea e taea ai e au te huri ki te reo

danepak

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#2174109 6-Feb-2019 18:50

Ko te hapori whakamiharo i Geekzone i awhina i ahau ano, whakawhetai

SirHumphreyAppleby

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#2174112 6-Feb-2019 18:57

These are the guidelines to follow when using our forums.

Be polite. Do not SHOUT. Do not post subject in ALL CAPITALS. Be considerate and use standard English, do not use SMS abbreviations.

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#2174158 6-Feb-2019 21:14

SirHumphreyAppleby:

These are the guidelines to follow when using our forums.

Be polite. Do not SHOUT. Do not post subject in ALL CAPITALS. Be considerate and use standard English, do not use SMS abbreviations.

From Google translate:

The wonderful community in Geekzone helped me, thank you.

yitz

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#2174160 6-Feb-2019 21:19

I propose the Maori name for this site be 'geekz tahi'

1eStar

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#2174163 6-Feb-2019 21:52

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