Bad translation...et je suis bilingue

[Alexander Von_obert <avobert -at- TWH -dot- NBG -dot- DE>]

Hello Lisa,


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CC> Translation is not a word-for-word match, which is all that
CC> software can do.

specialized tools ca do a bit more than that. But they have no imagination
 what so ever and therefore they must be told what to do.

If you have to translate lots of parts lists you might be able to automate
 thranslation considerably. But before you get any benefits you must do lots of
 work.

But there are tools like "translation memory systems" which basically are data
 bases that track whether you have translated a comparable sentence before.

CC> Remember the stories about poorly translated instructions that
CC> made it nearly impossible to follow???

These are a good part of what discredits technical writing as a whole - at
 least over here.

CC> If you
CC> need the names of some translation firms,or where to start on
CC> getting estimates, please let me know off-line.

If you need a translator to or from German simply write your specifications in
 an e-mail to

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Greetings from Germany,
Alexander

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