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Globalization happened English "250 views" = 8 chars wide German "250 mal angesehen" = 17 chars wide English "FAQ" = 3 chars wide Portuguese "Perguntas freqüe
by vb6sp6 5y ago
Globalization happened
English "250 views" = 8 chars wide
German "250 mal angesehen" = 17 chars wide
English "FAQ" = 3 chars wide
Portuguese "Perguntas freqüentes" = 20 characters wide
It isn't uncommon for english words to expand 200-300% when translated to other languages.
I'd love to see a german, italian, or portuguese version of netscape to see how they fit those labels
- SubiculumCode 5y agoI imagine that abbreviations are common in these languages?
- vb6sp6 5y agoIt really depends on the phrase. FAQ was just used as an extreme example.
- abakker 5y agoI think when I was in 4th grade, using Netscape, I spoke english but didn't know what FAQ meant. I think I probably searched it on Altavista.
- faqfaq 5y agoThe French made up a translation to fit the acronym. FAQ = “Foire aux questions”, where “foire” is the French word for a fair, a place where you go to see many things (in this case, questions).
- CmdrKrool 5y ago> I'd love to see a german, italian, or portuguese version of netscape to see how they fit those labels https://aware7.de/wp-content/uploads/Netscape_4.png https://aware7.de/wp-content/uploads/Netscape_4.png Doesn't look like a showstopper, at least for the specific toolbar icons that Netscape had.
- GekkePrutser 5y ago"Verwandte Objek" seems cut off, it should be "Objekte" but other than that it aligns pretty well. Ps my German is basic so perhaps I'm wrong
- vb6sp6 5y agonice find! There are a few English bits on there: guide, stop, shop. Wonder why
- vurpo 5y ago"Guide" and "stop" are not only English words, but present in lots of European languages. "Shop" is a common loanword from English in lots of these European languages.