[wp-polyglots] Tips for translating with Rosetta

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Hello,
I've just joined this list and I'm pleased to greet everybody.

Being French, I would say that the "vous" should be used in softwares. It is
very uncommon to see "tu" in any application aimed for an unidentified
public. I would expect "tu" to be used in games but I would not recommend it
for a blog.
By the way, if I can help with any translation or interpretation, I'll be
happy to do so ;)

Myriam

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Morgan Doocy" <morgan at doocy.net>
To: <wp-polyglots at lists.automattic.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: [wp-polyglots] Tips for translating with Rosetta


> How to resolve this issue is up to the interpretation of the
> translators. Different languages might have different cultural
> "thresholds" for using formal or informal verb conjugations. In fact,
> it could even vary between locales of the same language.
>
> With regards to French specifically, personally I'd think the "vous"
> form would be used, but idioms and the like would be kept as formal or
> informal as the source message. The thing is, I'm not French, so I
> don't have the cultural context to back that up; perhaps it's more
> common or acceptable to use "tu" in software -- it's all up to the
> interpretation of the translators.
>
> Morgan
>
> On Feb 16, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Tara Star wrote:
>
> > Morgan Doocy wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry, I meant that all messages should be converted using the same
> >> level of formality or informality as the source message. Don't try to
> >> make them all informal.
> >
> > unless I'm mistaken, the problem stems from the fact that
> > formal/informal is not that visible in English. Tu/vous distinction in
> > French, for example (I'm always shocked when I see dubbed films where
> > characters say "vous" when I understood their "you" as "tu" when I saw
> > the same film in English). To say nothing of Hindi aap/tum/tu
> >
> > Or is the problem here something different?
> >
> > Steph
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