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by dfmchfhf
16 June 2014, 09:18
Forum: Translations
Topic: Correct use of gender in English language
Replies: 15
Views: 9436

Re: Correct use of gender in English language

Biblin: The use of singular "they" (their, them) had been brought up already , and as has been pointed out , "Mary must place their piece" is just wrong. Generally when translating to English I try to avoid having to use pronouns (gendered or singular "they"); Sawyer's ...
by dfmchfhf
30 May 2014, 06:19
Forum: Translations
Topic: Missing String - "Turn-based • 2 moves per day"
Replies: 1
Views: 1185

Missing String - "Turn-based • 2 moves per day"

The string "Turn-based • 2 moves per day" under the "Game Speed" options when creating a new game is missing from translation strings. -- Aside: Should missing strings be reported in Translation forum or via bugs? They seem too trivial to be submitted as a site bug (it's also som...
by dfmchfhf
30 May 2014, 06:12
Forum: Translations
Topic: Terminology and capital letters
Replies: 2
Views: 1593

Re: Terminology and capital letters

Can you add this to the "Translation Guidelines" sticky please? It seems I am not the first to ask this and it is important information to know when translating.
by dfmchfhf
21 May 2014, 10:25
Forum: Translations
Topic: Terminology and capital letters
Replies: 2
Views: 1593

Terminology and capital letters

When translating (or even writing strings in a game's native language), should the capitalisation of game terminology be standardised? I was recently looking over strings (fr->en + en->fr) for Through the Ages and noticed that there were many strings such as (apologies for obnoxious quote tags) ${ca...

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