On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:38:32 +1000 Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote:
> Forwarded in case Hazel or someone else here has the time to help. I > certainly don't have time. > > --Jean > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Marc Paré <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:27 AM > Subject: TDF Statutes -- check over the EN version > To: [email protected] > Cc: Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> > > > Hi everyone, > > I was just re-reading the TDF Statutes web page[1] and would like to > suggest that a small group of us review the EN version (translation) > from the point of view of syntax, form and readability. > > I have already made a few spelling corrections on the page, but I find > that it is in need of a review as it does not read well at all. I am > taking into account that this is a translation from the legal DE > version and that it is written in "legalese". > > I believe the EN document needs close attention as most visitors to > the site who are serious in documenting our "Charter and Statutes" are > offered this document which I find could be improved while still > maintaining the integrity of the original DE text. > > If we could have 4-5 of us, at least on DE member who is familiar (or > who want to be familiar with the DE document). We could put the text > on a wiki page (temporarily) and work with the > corrections/improvements from there. This should not take long. > > I would also ask if Jean Hollis-Weber could help out with this if she > has time. The text needs some TLC from the point of view of > punctuation, syntax, form and all that is of EN grammatical rules. > Sorry, I'm booked up at the moment, doing Base and checking the LO3.5 pdf. -- H Russman -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
