Re: [Gaim-i18n] Bad language in Gaim

[Clytie S. <cl...@ri...>]

On 24/04/2006, at 8:13 PM, Bjoern Voigt wrote:

> I found some i18n strings in Gaim which I don't like for different =20
> reasons. Of course I can write a patch which changes these strings. =20=

> But I think it's better to change the strings after a voting from =20
> other translators.

I have carefully read all of this thread, so far, and although I =20
agree that developers may perhaps have their reasons for including =20
these types of strings (although in all the projects where I =20
translate, I have never encountered strings of this type), but I also =20=

agree strongly with Bjoern that these strings are inappropriate in =20
some languages.

Disregarding poor Syd's actual nature at this moment, how are we =20
translators to know that "lazy bum" is a mild joke? It's a very =20
serious insult in my language.

You can't expect translators to know what you mean, especially if the =20=

string is unusual in some way. You also can't expect them to =20
understand social nuances of your culture. All you will get is =20
ignored strings and/or a lower quality of translation.

Best practice in the case of unusual strings is to supply contextual =20
information. Please do so.

I have not been able to get any answer from Quy about the status of =20
the Vietnamese translation, so it remains in limbo, but if I do have =20
to take it over, I don't want to be guessing my way through the file. =20=

I want to be able to create a high-quality translation.

I think we all do, and that makes Bjoern's concerns about translating =20=

these strings perfectly valid.

from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nh=C3=B3m =
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