On Tue, 26 May 2020 19:02:02 +0100 (WEST) Pedro Lino <pedro.l...@mailbox.org> wrote:
> Hi Matthias, all > > I believe it would have more impact (and still be correct) if you replaced it > with > > "the software reads all current file types of major competitors." > > Regards, > Pedro My reasoning for the earlier wording which I suggested is that many users, becoming more and more inexperienced, expect every file to open with OpenOffice; they take it as a personal insult when a file does not open, for whatever reason. I prefer the slight ambiguity of "most". Rory > > > On May 26, 2020 5:42 PM Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > If there are no further opinions I will change the text according to > > Rory's suggestion tomorrow: > > > > ...the software reads all major competitors' files -> ...the software > > reads most file types of major competitors > > > > This will be for the main page, the /xx template and I will adjust the > > German translation. > > > > @Czesław: Can you give me a Polish translation? > > > > Regards, > > > > Matthias > > > > Am 24.05.20 um 12:25 schrieb Matthias Seidel: > > > +1 to Rory's suggestion. > > > > > > Since the discussion already went of topic, let's not forget to rephrase > > > that sentence... ;-) > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Matthias > > > > > > Am 24.05.20 um 09:20 schrieb Rory O'Farrell: > > >> On Sat, 23 May 2020 22:34:03 +0200 > > >> Czesław Wolański <czeslaw.wolan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Hi, > > >>> > > >>> Apache OpenOffice Product Description, section "Why Apache OpenOffice?" > > >>> > > >>> https://www.openoffice.org/product/index.html#why-apache-openoffice > > >>> > > >>> Not being a native English speaker I have some doubts about one part > > >>> (2nd > > >>> bulleted list, 2nd item): > > >>> > > >>> "It's easy to change to Apache OpenOffice - the software reads all major > > >>> competitors' files" > > >>> > > >>> From a purely linguistic perspective: is wording "reads all major > > >>> competitors' files" to be understood as: > > >>> > > >>> - it reads all files of major competitors > > >>> OR > > >>> - it reads files of all major competitors > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Best regards, > > >>> > > >>> Czesław Wolański > > >> Best to rephrase: reads most file types of major competitors. > > >> > > >> I say "most" to allow for occasional inabilities to read some .docx and > > >> perhaps others not yet developed. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
