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:Make up your mind with capitalization and such (is it "Smallgirl", "SmallGirl", "smallgirl"?).
:Make up your mind with capitalization and such (is it "Smallgirl", "SmallGirl", "smallgirl"?).
:Until then, I'll write "small girl" and "old man", just if they were common noun groups.
:Until then, I'll write "small girl" and "old man", just as if they were common noun groups.
:And I won't systematically capitalize the names in the directions : "Konoko" etc are fine.
:And I won't systematically capitalize the names in the directions : "Konoko" etc are fine.
::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 22:50, 2 October 2006 (CEST)
::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 22:50, 2 October 2006 (CEST)
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:And I just don't. Actually, grammar/vocabulary/syntax are only one half of the problem.
:And I just don't. Actually, grammar/vocabulary/syntax are only one half of the problem.
:The risk of a mistranslation is doubled by the underlying abstract thought.
:The risk of a mistranslation is doubled by the underlying abstract thought.
:So I'd suggest to systematically develop on possibly ambiguous tirades out here.
:So I'd suggest to systematically develop on possibly ambiguous tirades on the talk pages.
:(I know that's not what you'd normally do, but there's no other way to fix up the translation)
:(I know that's not what you'd normally do, but there's no other way to fix up the English)
:Alternatively, you can just put the Italian sentences up as well, and I'll take it from there ^^
:Alternatively, you can just put the Italian sentences up as well, and I'll take it from there ^^
::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 22:50, 2 October 2006 (CEST)
::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 22:50, 2 October 2006 (CEST)
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