Re: Proofreading/understanding consultants/libobi.wml
Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de> wrote: [...]
> > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 04:32:04PM +0000, Justin B Rye wrote: [...]
> > > > "http://www.libobi.org/";, where there's also a French version:
> > > >
> > > > Je fais uniquement du bénévolat pour les organisations caritatives
> > > > humanitaires et enseignements libres ou religieux en situation de
> > > > précarité.
I do benevolent work only for charitable humanitarian organisations
and free or religious educators in precarious situations.
(I've GCE AS French, but I checked part with a graduate translator.)
[...]
> Maybe I'm missing your smiley, but there sure is someone on the very
> capable French team who could try an translation?
Argh! No! Why? Whenever possible, people should translate into their
first languages. Asking the French team to translate into English
should be a last resort. Translations into English as a second
language are better than no translation, but often amusing.
> Or if that is really
> impossible, then the words should remain as they are (in quotes) and an
> explanation in brackets should be given.
Any road, the fact this is translated from a source in French should
be noted somehow.
Hope that helps,
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