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[Kyle Nitzsche <kyle.nitzsche@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bartosz,

"Warning" seems like a good compromise. Although I would not append the
colon (":") because this is the title part of the scope result.

Thanks!

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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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