Subj : In computer world.. all finnish translations are bullshit!
To   : Tommi Koivula
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Nov 06 2021 21:11:00

Hello tommi # rbb.bbs.fi!

** On Saturday 06.11.21 - 21:49, tommi # rbb.bbs.fi wrote to August Abolins:

 >> Definitely not Finnish.  It's a totally incomprehensible language.  ;)

 TK> Indeed! In computer world I prefer english. Almost all
 TK> finnish translations are bullshit!

 TK> I had a finnish version of OS/2 once. Had to reinstall
 TK> english version pretty soon. :)


I think techonology-speak is a challenge in any language.  In  
Latvian, computer is "dators".   The trunk of a car is  
"bagaaznieks"  (where "aa" is a long A sound)  ..and it  
literally means "the baggage place".

Many computer-tech words are questionable translations of the  
English originals, and sound very close to English anyway.

I was listening to a short interview/docu about the Nightwish  
singer, Floor.  The youtube-dl file didn't offer subtitles, so  
I was forced to pay attention to the Finnish. A few words were  
simply spoken in English such as: Rock-n-Roll.

BTW..  something weird happend to the subject line when you  
quoted:

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