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> Everybody knows ... Especially non-native English speakers, right.
by divan 2y ago
> Everybody knows ...
Especially non-native English speakers, right.
- redeeman 2y agowell either they know the language to some functional degree, or they dont.
- vsuperpower2020 2y agoI can't imagine learning German or some similar language and complaining that their words aren't clear just because I don't speak German fluently enough.
- divan 2y agoThe point OP is making that those words are intuitive for readers (everyone). Knowing language is one thing, but intuitively making sense of similar words in a new context is another. Most non native English speakers think in their own language. Seeing word “authorization” simply doesn’t evoke the link with “authority” in their own language.
- diego_sandoval 2y agoThe Spanish words are very similar to the English ones: - Autorización : Authorization - Autenticación : Authentication - Autoridad : Authority - Auténtico : Authentic I would guess that in other romance languages, they are also similar to the English version. "Log In", on the other hand, only makes sense in English. If you tell someone "Estoy registrando adentro" they will be dumbfounded.
- Muromec 2y agoLanguage families other than romance and germanic exist.
- bigstrat2003 2y agoAnd programmers who work in those languages are more than welcome to use terms that make sense to them! There is zero reason to change terms that are perfectly clear to English speaking programmers simply because not everyone speaks English (or languages where English got its words from).
- anthk 2y ago"Estoy registrándome dentro" (I'm signing myself up) it's totally fine. The problem lies on that the phrase looks like you are signing up first, and not logging in to a previous account. In Spanish you would just say 'enter in your account'.