Common translation problems

Delores Engine
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What about the “Art by el tron”?

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Choose some other letters from “Smart Buy Electronics” that make some other vague sense in your language and redraw backgrounds…? (Muy Tron, Mabel Tron, Sable Tron)

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There’s a topic about that: The meaning of "Eltron"

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I thought it was (programmer) art by ALT-Ron
(Like De-low-res)

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I think everyone’s considered a Ron connection. :sunglasses:

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We left it unchanged, it’s a name.

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Yeah, I won’t touch it. It stays as it is.

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…oh.

Now I understand.

I feel stupid.

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“Art by el tron” is something Mark put in. I have no idea if it had meaning to him. I think we asked about it, but I forget the outcome. Knowing Mark, it probably did, but I wasn’t involved.

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Probably nothing more than a clever notice from Mark, that “Smart Buy Electronics” has a TRON in it, and after that just dropping some letters to create a funny sentence. “Artificially created art”.

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That’s how I’ve always read it, but who knows, there might be a deeper meaning. :smiley:

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But there is always a deeper meaning!!!111eleven!!!

https://image.stern.de/6464384/large1x1-940-940/2b1f9a30a1d91e9a9817b25c8050e671/Cu/aluhuttraeger-istock.jpg

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Case Conversation Delores and Coroner:

  • I chose formal speak from Delores to Coroner
  • But informal speak from Coroner to Delores

This is quite common in Germany, that young people use formal speak when talking to elder people, while these (probably because of their age and wisdom) handle younger people like childs and use informal language. Opinions?

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Agree. But as Delores has a job at LucasFlem I would guess that she is (older than) 18.

How is this handled in the German translation of TWP? (I can’t remember at the moment…)

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I thought Delores was early to mid 20s, whether back home from college or just having stuck around.

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Yep, same here. :slight_smile:

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Originally she applied for the job “a few years” before 1987.
She may have been at full age at this time already… but then on the other hand it’s the eighties and child labor is a viable way to keep costs down so she could by anything :slight_smile:

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Why don’t you look at how it was handled in the German version of TWP?

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This informal speak to younger people is not limited to kids. I’d say a big enough age difference is the key.

I struggled a bit with remembering, when Delores actually met the Sheriff/Coroner in TWP. But finally I found the conversation with the Hotelmanager. And Boris translated it exactly as I expected.

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Question: Whats more important? Consistency with TWP or correctness?

In the German translation of TWP, Boris calls the Coroner “Pathologe” , which is the translation for “pathologist”. The more correct German translation would be “Gerichtsmediziner” which is a rather long word, but it feels more natural then Pathologe.

I had all translated to “Gerichtsmediziner” but then double checked with the TWP translation and now switched all to “Pathologe”. But when reading it in the game, I’m not sure anymore, this is a good move.