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Ayeshteni
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British not English

Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:07 am

Sorry to sound like a broken record but in the scenario descriptions you refer to the British as 'English' in several places. The most jarring example being in the 2 'Grand Campaign' scenario descriptors where you have '...English Expeditionary Forces (BEF)..' *shudder*

The British consist of the English, Scots, Welsh and (Northern) Irish. English and British are not interchangable. Never were, never will be.

I understand that it is a common misconception (a translation issue) to some of our other European brothers, but nevertheless, it is a valid complaint: Many Scots, Welsh and Irish died in all the Wars since the Union Acts (for the Scots and Irish at least, longer for our Welsh brethren) but it is like calling all Americans 'New-Englanders'.

Just thought I should clarify :)

Ayeshteni
"You, O English, who have no right to this Kingdom of France, the King of Heaven orders and commands you through me, Joan the Maid, to leave your fortress and return to your country, and if you do not, so I shall make an uproar that will be perpetually remembered! Behold that I write to you for the third and final time: I shall write to you no further." - Jehanne d'Arc, Orleans 1428

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Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:11 am

Agreed, I'm a Scot, very pro-Union, unlike a card carrying-SNP member like you Aye, but I still feel frustrated when I see Britain referred to as England.

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Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:11 am

Agreed. This has to be foolproofed... :coeurs: It's done in the manual, but ingame texts have to be checked again for this... just lacking an English ;) native-speaker to do so... :D
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Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:27 pm

PhilThib wrote:Agreed. This has to be foolproofed... :coeurs: It's done in the manual, but ingame texts have to be checked again for this... just lacking an English ;) native-speaker to do so... :D


OK, where are the text files, I'll have a look.

Had a look around the map in Britain and saw some spelling errors in province names and cities. For example a quick look brought up these:

Provinces:
Pool should be Poole
Tauton should be Taunton (I think)
Harrogate should be Harrowgate
Carliste should be Carlisle

Cities:
Carliste should be Carlisle
Edimburg >.< should be Edinburgh

There are a few others I would need to check.

Ayeshteni
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