Re: [Gaim-i18n] Re: Bad language in Gaim

[Ethan B. <ebl...@cs...>]

Bjoern Voigt spake unto us the following wisdom:
> To make it clear: I don't think that only the translators have problems=
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> with the discussed strings. Probably also many English users have=20
> problems with them. The survey results show this - many false or=20
> improper answers. Normally a translation can not be better than the=20
> original.

Let's back up the horsie a bit ... where were the "many false or
improper answers" ?  I think you're making things up again, and quite
frankly I'm getting tired of it.

> By the way: The user who asked me some weeks ago what does "You feel a=20
> disturbance in the force..." in Gaim mean was someone with very good=20
> English knowledge and some computer and instant messaging experience.=20
> The user lived 10 years in Canada and learned English in a Canadian schoo=
l.

One data point does not make a trend.

Ethan

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The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws [that have no remedy
for evils].  They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor
determined to commit crimes.
		-- Cesare Beccaria, "On Crimes and Punishments", 1764