Re: localizing gerunds? (was: Writing English for Translation)

Subject: Re: localizing gerunds? (was: Writing English for Translation)
From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: TechWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:53:52 -0700

Because localization pricing is usually based on source word count.

Gene Kim-Eng


On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Combs, Richard
<richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com>wrote:

> When I was first creating a doc that would be translated, I was told "don't
> use gerunds." My response was, "Why not? Are the translators we use
> incompetent?"
>
>
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References:
Writing English for Translation: From: Roberta Hennessey
Re: Writing English for Translation: From: Bill Swallow
localizing gerunds? (was: Writing English for Translation): From: Monique Semp
RE: localizing gerunds? (was: Writing English for Translation): From: Combs, Richard

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