Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/08

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Subject: [Leica] Leica gets new boss
From: reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Fri Oct 8 07:42:40 2004
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20041007190031.0577cda0@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> <3.0.6.32.20041007214748.00818c10@pop.mail.yahoo.ca> <DA0A2EFE2D813570D8B0510E@hindolveston.reid.org> <41661D3C.5000805@planet.nl>

> The whole release is translated acceptably on the web site.

I found it to be an extremely unreadable translation. I understand enough 
German to have been able to compare their German version and their English 
version to see that the English is mostly just a transliteration of the 
German. For example, the first sentence:

> Ralf Coenen (43), hitherto member of the Board of Management responsible
> for Engineering, Cooperations and Asian Sales, will become the new Chairman
> of the Leica Camera AG, Solms, as from January 1, 2005.

They have simply transliterated the word "Kooperationen" rather than trying 
to find an English word or phrase that carries similar meaning. Most likely 
the best English word would be "Partnerships" or "Co-Marketing", but this is 
where my knowledge of German is not strong enough.


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