And yes, "DJ59" it also helps that a lot of the Dutch are more used to English than the average Non-English European.

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And yes, "DJ59" it also helps that a lot of the Dutch are more used to English than the average Non-English European.

I agree with that. Too few french people speak english, but it is a fact. How many french users come regularly on these forums ? Sometimes I feel alone...

(BTW, I'm not sure that there are more americans who speak french than frenchies who speak english...)

Quoting Martin_Zuidervliet:

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And yes, "DJ59" it also helps that a lot of the Dutch are more used to English than the average Non-English European.

That's true in itself, but it's not exactly what I meant. What I meant is that there are differences across cultures in their readiness to incorporate foreign language terms into their own language. E.g. compare the Dutch with the Afrikaanders in South-Africa: whereas in Dutch it would be very difficult to find ANY Dutch IT term at all (meaning a term that does not coincide with English), in Afrikaans they are ALL translated from English to Afrikaans. So a computer becomes a "rekenaar", a download becomes an "aflaai" etc. etc. Now you can't say the Afrikaanders are not exposed to English, so that's not the explanation.

Returning to the topic of translation files: the implication of all this is that some languages will require more translating than others. Probably French will require more translating than Dutch.

Finally: we will have to live with the fact that not all inhabitants of this planet are eager to take English courses. And as far as the Dutch go: 1) they babble a lot in English, but do they really understand it? I have my doubts... (read the booklet "I always get my sin" about how the Dutch use - or rather abuse - English). 2) Whereas some decades ago it was quite common for the Dutch to have at least some mastery of both German and French, nowadays this has largely vanished (apart from the areas bordering Germany and Wallonia). So who are we to mock others?

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I totally agree to change "Steelbook" to "Metal Case".

If it is just a question of name, you can change it easily with a translation file. (You "translate" Steelbook with Metal Case)

I don't know if you followed the discussion, but the problem is, that people keep on no-Voting on profiles because they think that "Steelbook" means a special packaging (the so called and patented "Steelbook") not a common case type! In Europe there are also Metalpaks and others. Look nearly the same with few differences but are not from the same manufacturer.

Using a translationfile with "SteelBook" translated to "Metal Case" is just a workaround and not the solution as users who do not use the translation will still see the "wrong" case type in their profiles. And online it will still say "SteelBook" which will cause a lot of confusion. So the best thing will be a real name change in the program and the online or the addition of "Metalpak".