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Message #09041
[Bug 1513311] Re: Very hard to translate "Sorry!" sentence
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Title:
Very hard to translate "Sorry!" sentence
Status in Holidays Scope:
Confirmed
Status in Ubuntu Translations:
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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