Website comments
Jane McGary (Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:55:52 PDT)
On 7/18/2016 4:34 AM, David Pilling wrote:
Perhaps we could offer translated versions of these six pages, with
the possible addition of the wiki home page.
Maybe just a summary page in different languages which covers the
basics clearly - like the PBS does not sell bulbs to order.
I'm always relieved when web sites offer me an English language
version, otherwise I use Google translate and that may be the cause
of some misunderstanding.
I like the idea of a summary page with some of the "biggest" languages,
particularly Asian ones if we can generate the writing systems or paste
them in from contributions by native-language speakers among PBS members.
Machine translation can indeed cause some misunderstanding, notably in
horticulture. I'll never forget the startlingly translated note about
seed donations that I got from a German speaker. . . .
Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA