From owner-freebsd-doc Thu Dec 11 10:33:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA03292 for doc-outgoing; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 10:33:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc) Received: from silvester.zoom.es (root@silvester.zoom.es [195.76.150.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA03249 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 10:32:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from amora@zoom.es) Received: from zoom159.zoom.es (zoom159.zoom.es [195.76.150.159]) by silvester.zoom.es (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA05718; Thu, 11 Dec 1997 20:30:51 +0100 Message-Id: <199712111930.UAA05718@silvester.zoom.es> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Jesus A. Mora Marin" To: Atipa Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:32:36 +0100 Subject: Re: Spanish documentation - needed anyhow? Reply-to: amora@zoom.es CC: "freebsd-doc@freebsd.org" Priority: normal References: <199712110320.TAA24742@super.zippo.com> In-reply-to: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.54) Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > > :-) > > Never thought of it, but I do like the idea of finding Spanish > > equivalents instead of using the English word. I don't consider > > myself a purist however. There simply are words which never existed > > in Spanish and using something simmilar or equal to the English word > > is not really bad (in my opinion). > > So, would a FIFO (First In, First Out) be called a PEPA (Primera En, > Primera Afuera)? :) > > Kevin > Well, some vendors translate the acronym WYSIWYG as VAQA ("Va A Quedar Asi"), pronounced like Sp. VACA(=cow) :) Perhaps it's not a very fortunate try, but it's true that WYSIWYG is a word hard to pronounce for a Spanish reader (think that "W" is a foreign letter in Sp., and it contains only one vowel, what's unusual in Sp.) But, generally it's better let acronyms untouched, IMHO. Jesus ------ Jesus A. Mora Marin, MD (aka EA7HAC, ex-EC7DVE) Email: amora@zoom.es "As a matter of fact, we at M$ are working hard to pave the road of progress for the upper New Man back to the trees." From "Brains? Who needs them?", (Mind$uckers Press)