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Isn't that what translations are for? Or do translators get it wrong too?
by mynegation 15y ago
Isn't that what translations are for? Or do translators get it wrong too?
- jneal 15y agoIt depends on context. The simple phrase "Interested in" would not be translated to "Sexual Preference"
- xsmasher 15y agoThat's the key. "I'm interested in men's soccer" and "I'm interested in men" are expressing two completely different meanings of the English word "interested."
- jfruh 15y agoIt's not a translation issue in terms of translating to another language -- many Africans are fluent in English (some speak in natively). It's an issue of cultural translation, which is a lot subtler.
- sid0 15y agoBelieve it or not, a ton of people outside the US use the en-US localization.
- sp332 15y agoI can see that happening if they've gotten sick of all the crappy en-to-* translations on the web. Even if your English isn't very good, it's probably easier to read English than a crappy translation. (Not FB in particular, just as a general habit.)
- rmc 15y agoMany Africans (esp. people who can read and hence use the internet) speak English fluently. In some countries many schools teach entirely in English. There are dozens of languages in Africa, software aimed at the western market is rarely translated to African languages, hence many Africans would use Facebook in English.