DALLASCAO.COM » translation mistakes http://dallascao.com/en Site of Dallas Cao, English to Chinese translator Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 translation mistakes in cpanel http://dallascao.com/en/two-translation-mistakes-in-cpanel/ http://dallascao.com/en/two-translation-mistakes-in-cpanel/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:32:56 +0000 Dallas http://dallascao.com/en/?p=584 In the Chinese version of cpanel, I found two obvious mistakes:

In the first picture, “parked domain” (which means adding a domain that is equal in effect to another domain) is translated as “暂停域” ( “paused domain”).

In the second picture, “collapse all” (which means to close all branches in the directory tree view) is translated as “全部崩溃” (“all falling apart”).

cpanel is a very popular web hosting administration system.

]]> http://dallascao.com/en/two-translation-mistakes-in-cpanel/feed/ 0 A memorable translation mistake in Chinese Windows 98 http://dallascao.com/en/austrian-german-is-translated-as-australian-germa-in-windows-98/ http://dallascao.com/en/austrian-german-is-translated-as-australian-germa-in-windows-98/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:18:16 +0000 Dallas http://dallascao.com/en/?p=579 Very few people still stick to windows 98 now, I suppose. I still remember a translation mistake in the Chinese version of Windows 98. In language or locale setting, “Austrian German” is mistakenly translated as “澳大利亚德语” or Australian German. I searched the internet and it seems that I am the only one who noticed this mistake. Unfortunately I cannot get a snapshot to prove it.

]]> http://dallascao.com/en/austrian-german-is-translated-as-australian-germa-in-windows-98/feed/ 0 translation errors in workrave http://dallascao.com/en/translation-errors-in-workrave/ http://dallascao.com/en/translation-errors-in-workrave/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:59:03 +0000 Dallas http://dallascao.com/en/?p=575 From today on I will try to collect all errors in translations I come across on my computer.

Workrave is a free anti-RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) tool.

]]> http://dallascao.com/en/translation-errors-in-workrave/feed/ 0 Is facebook hacked by its Chinese translator? http://dallascao.com/en/is-facebook-hacked-by-its-chinese-translator/ http://dallascao.com/en/is-facebook-hacked-by-its-chinese-translator/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:32:41 +0000 Dallas http://dallascao.com/en/?p=571 I am running my GT4T ad on facebook. As I was editing my ad. I accidentally noticed this. The title of the “Edit Add” page is changed to “我是笨蛋” (I am a stupid egg).

Facebook haced by its translator

The English page is fine.

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