Re: cometh ?
On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 03:29:23PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
>
> > I would like English page writers to remind that the pages are written
> > not only by native English speakers but also by users and translators
> > from all over the world.
>
> Yes, this is sometimes a problem. Uncommon English terms and idioms tend to
> cause confusion among non-native speakers.
>
> For example, the laptops web page had "Debian on the Go" as its title. This
> was translated in Croatian as if "Go" was a thing :) I can understand why
> this happened -- the translator didn't know the idiom and the word "go" was
> weirdly uppercased.
>
> I'll make a note somewhere on the web pages about this...
>
I would word it something like the following:
Since the Debian web pages are read by non-native speakers of english
and are translated into other languages, it is best to write in clear
simple english and avoid the use of slang, obscure idioms and old
english words. If you do use them, add a comment(*) to the file
explaining the meaning.
(*) Any line in a .wml file beginning with a '#' is a comment.
--
James (Jay) Treacy
treacy@debian.org
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