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[Bartosz Kosiorek <1513311@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

In Holidays scope there is sentence: "Sorry!" which is very hard to
translate, located in ../src/query.cpp:209

Why it is hard to translate:
1. Ubuntu Phone is screaming to the user (by "!" sign).
2. It is still unknown who is "sorry". Is it "I'm sorry!" (as a Ubuntu/ phone) or "We are sorry!" (as a team). For Polish language it will be two completely different translations ("Przepraszam!" - "I'm sorry!", or "Przepraszamy!" - "We are sorry!")
3. It is very uncommon and inconsistent, that ubuntu Phone is talking with user. I cannot find other strings, where Phone is "sorry" for something. 
4. Polish translation: "I'm sorry!" - "Przepraszam!", is very bad, because it mean that Ubuntu Phone has feelings and it is sorry for something.

** Affects: holidays
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: ubuntu-translations
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubuntu-ux
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: ubuntu-ux
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: ubuntu-translations
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

  In Holidays scope there is sentence: "Sorry!" which is very hard to
  translate, located in ../src/query.cpp:209
  
  Why it is hard to translate:
  1. Ubuntu Phone is screaming to the user (by "!" sign).
  2. It is still unknown who is "sorry". Is it "I'm sorry!" (as a Ubuntu/ phone) or "We are sorry!" (as a team). For Polish language it will be two completely different translations ("Przepraszam!" - "I'm sorry!", or "Przepraszamy!" - "We are sorry!")
- 3. It is very uncommon, that ubuntu Phone is talking with user.
+ 3. It is very uncommon and inconsistent, that ubuntu Phone is talking with user. I cannot find other strings, where Phone is "sorry" for something.

** Description changed:

  In Holidays scope there is sentence: "Sorry!" which is very hard to
  translate, located in ../src/query.cpp:209
  
  Why it is hard to translate:
  1. Ubuntu Phone is screaming to the user (by "!" sign).
  2. It is still unknown who is "sorry". Is it "I'm sorry!" (as a Ubuntu/ phone) or "We are sorry!" (as a team). For Polish language it will be two completely different translations ("Przepraszam!" - "I'm sorry!", or "Przepraszamy!" - "We are sorry!")
- 3. It is very uncommon and inconsistent, that ubuntu Phone is talking with user. I cannot find other strings, where Phone is "sorry" for something.
+ 3. It is very uncommon and inconsistent, that ubuntu Phone is talking with user. I cannot find other strings, where Phone is "sorry" for something. 
+ 4. Polish translation: "I'm sorry!" - "Przepraszam!", is very bad, because it mean that Ubuntu Phone has feelings and it is sorry for something.

** Changed in: holidays
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Very hard to translate "Sorry!" sentence

Status in Holidays Scope:
  Confirmed
Status in Ubuntu Translations:
  New
Status in Ubuntu UX:
  New

Bug description:
  In Holidays scope there is sentence: "Sorry!" which is very hard to
  translate, located in ../src/query.cpp:209

  Why it is hard to translate:
  1. Ubuntu Phone is screaming to the user (by "!" sign).
  2. It is still unknown who is "sorry". Is it "I'm sorry!" (as a Ubuntu/ phone) or "We are sorry!" (as a team). For Polish language it will be two completely different translations ("Przepraszam!" - "I'm sorry!", or "Przepraszamy!" - "We are sorry!")
  3. It is very uncommon and inconsistent, that ubuntu Phone is talking with user. I cannot find other strings, where Phone is "sorry" for something. 
  4. Polish translation: "I'm sorry!" - "Przepraszam!", is very bad, because it mean that Ubuntu Phone has feelings and it is sorry for something.

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