Re: in order to - and localization
Hmmm.
For most European languages and their derivatives, I see no difference
between the two. A translator who doesn't understand what "To change the
color" is hard to imagine. I exclude Finnish and Hungarian from this.
Someone else will have to comment about CJVK and the Indian languages.
Can you explain the context in which your coworker was taught this? I'm
curious.
Joe Malin
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I was taught that using the phrase "in order to" in technical
communication is bad, i.e., imprecise, wordy, unnecessary, and
especially bad form when documents are to be translated.
A co-worker was taught just the opposite - that especially in documents
that will be translated, "in order to" is preferred, as the meaning
comes across better when instructions are translated.
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