Interesting. I just tried this on some of my own writing in the draft
FAQ. Translating English->Italian->Japanese->Basque->English transformed:
"Style and writing etiquette, such as how directly or indirectly one
indicates that another writer has made a mistake, also varies by
subculture and by gender. Most of us are, consciously or unconsciously,
more comfortable communicating with those who write the way we write."
into:
"Typing style and protocols are dependent on genre and genius, the way
in which other writers have directly or indirectly mistaken. We
communicate with people who write most of us comfortably or comfortably."
That was only three other languages. I have some work to do.
On 5/30/2019 8:33 AM, Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
On 5/30/2019 11:28 AM, Patricia Shanahan wrote:
There has been a discussion on board@, subject "[Sidebar] [D&I]
Example of exclusion from debate", about writing English in a style
that will be accessible to as many ASF participants as possible.
Tools for evaluating writing have been mentioned.
Another tool I recommend is using a Google Translate trick to see if
your writing is accessible to others in a different language. The
original trick was courtesy of Sarah Kiniry of cPanel but it is
effectively this:
Use a tool like Google Translate
Translate it into one language and then translate that into the next
language
Progress through 4-5 languages.
Don’t translate back to your original language between other languages
Translate back to the original language.
If some of the text doesn’t make sense, it might cause confusion in some
languages.
I spoke about this at the Chicago Roadshow and happy to share my slides
if others want but it is a great trick.
Regards,
KAM
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