[Dx-qsl] Choice of Word(s)

[Dave AA6YQ]

Rob, as a ham and professional translator, you might find DXView's
"universal translator" interesting: it provides common "QSO phrases" in ~70
languages, displaying the phrases you choose in languages most likely to be
used given you QSO partner's callsign. There are three examples shwon near
the bottom of

<http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxview/>

Any help you can provide with missing translations would be appreciated --
e.g. "73" in Hindi, "My callsign" in Thai...

    73,

        Dave, AA6YQ

-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of HK3CW
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 4:32 PM
To: Carey Magee (K2RNY); DX QSL Posts
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Choice of Word(s)


Not quite... am I ham and translator and own a translation company... I
wouldn't describe myself as falling in the marginal category. Being a
Professional Translator is a very respectable profession as I guess any
other professional would be and belittling a whole profession for one non-
translators' bad use of language is poor judgment.


73 de HK3CW  Rob
www.satto.info (my company...again not marginal)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carey Magee (K2RNY)" <k2rny at frontiernet.net>
To: "DX QSL Posts" <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Choice of Word(s)


>
>
> Exactly.  English is usually not the primary language and if used, most
> language translators are marginal at best.  The person who wrote it could
> have meant 'ask', but got translated as 'demand'.
>
>
>
> 73,
> Carey
>
> Mr. Carey Magee, K2RNY
> Rochester, NY
> http://www.qrz.com/db/k2rny
> ==================================
>
> ----- "Murray Green" <mgreen at erols.com> wrote:
>
>> The following was extracted from the QRZ.com TO2FH dxpedition page
>> concerning how to obtain their QSL card:
>>
>> '.......The first one is a double colorful QSL with many pictures
>> taken
>> during the dx-pedition and the full team. If you wish to order it,
>>  you should choose the first Paypal option and we demand a minimum
>> credit of US$ 7.00. The second one is a single QSL with a colorful
>> side
>> and a
>>  black/white opposite side and you should choose the second Paypal
>> option and we demand a fixed credit of US$ 2.00. If you love
>> dx-peditions,
>>  help us to continue planning new dx-peditions to interesting places.
>>
>> Any donation is highly regarded! Bear in mind that costs of a
>> dx-pedition like this
>>  one are really high and a tiny donation will be a big
>> support...................'"
>>
>> My first reaction after reading the second and third lines was that
>> the
>> word "demand" was somewhat forceful and overbearing. However, after
>> some
>> consideration I came to the conclusion that the writer was probably
>> taught that the word is not as vitriolic as I perceived it. The bottom
>>
>> line::
>> "Hey Murray don't jump to conclusions especially in the world of DX".
>>
>> 73, Murray, K3BEQ
>>
>>
>>
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