Post B4AG2jT0QYjK2mPfzU by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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 (DIR) Post #B49zgTrs92341kPbGK by eltonfc@bertha.social
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       English speakers of the fedi.  In a software with the interface in English,  Reading a menu with verbs such as Save, Open, Close, Edit, Format etc., do you read them as imperative (an order: "do this") or as an infinitive (the "base form" of the verb, like "to do this")?Are you a native speaker or have English as a second language?#Dev #ux #ui #software #interface #translation #uiux #uxui #gui
       
 (DIR) Post #B4AG2jGbAgnzQIbleS by eltonfc@bertha.social
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       Iff English is your second language, how are these verbs tusually translated to *your* language in software interfaces?
       
 (DIR) Post #B4AG2jT0QYjK2mPfzU by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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       @eltonfc funny thing is, in Polish, even if they tried to make it infinitive - eg. "Zapisać" - it could still be interpreted as imperative, just more formal / military-style.But no, they translate it as "Zapisz", which is the friendly / direct type of imperative.