[OSM-talk] Kort Game: Translators seeked!

[John F. Eldredge]

"Miloš Komarčević" <kmilos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 17, 2013 7:55 PM, "Stefan Keller" <sfkeller at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Thanks for the hint.
> > How would you then for example insert a newline (CR+) LF?
> > Does there a language file format standard exist for that?
> >
> 
> Well, the idea is that you don't mix layout into the content at all.
> Presuming a line break at a certain position might not make sense in
> another language.
> 
> Not a problem of language file format, but your app framework.
> 
> M
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Sentence structure varies considerably from language to language.  Having words or phrases in the wrong order may turn a sentence into gibberish, or in some cases may form a grammatically-valid sentence, but with a different meaning than intended.

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