Re: German translation errors

From: Ralf Thielow <ralf.thielow@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 4, 2013, 18:14 UTC
Message-ID: <CAN0XMOJ=Mxxq03Oitkhhr63mtu-XvqM30YVNscfPrqH8mYo8mg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <2330938.lTaCDyZdrQ@gondor>

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@altum.de> wrote:

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> Am Mittwoch, 4. September 2013, 13:11:39 schrieben Sie:
>
>> this is not an error but intention. From Git 1.8.4, the German translation
>> switches from pure German to German+English. For me the most important
>> reasons for that are that terms like "Branch" and "Tag" are well-known
>> SCM/Git terms for many German people, and using "Zweig" and "Marke" could
>> be more confusing than just use the english words.
>
> Ah, OK. I must admit I also use the english words in day-to-day (german)
> conversations. However, in case of tags, when spoken, you have the ability to
> pronounce tag differently (long "a" when you mean day, short "a" for a git
> tag), which is not the case in a written conversation. How about using "neues
> Tag" instead of "neuer Tag"?
>

I've looked at books and blogs to see what others use and both versions are used. Personally I prefer "der Tag" than "das Tag" because it feels more natural to me. But I agree that using "das Tag" is less confusing. I'm going to work on a patch for this.

Thanks,

Ralf

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