Changeset: 134125367
Add/Correct English Translation
Closed by davidmguest
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Discussion
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Comment from Yitzchak M
You recently changed the English name (name:en=) from "Ayalon Stream" to "Nahal Ayalon". As an American, I find this to be an incorrect translation. The Nahal Ayalon, in English, is the "Ayalon Stream". Please explain your justification is changing the name from correct to incorrect!
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Comment from davidmguest
As Hebrew words do not correspond exactly to English words, there can not be just one "correct" translation. This is especially true with proper names.
Therefore both "Nahal Ayalon" and "Ayalon Stream" are equally valid.
Whilst "Ayalon Stream" is the more user-friendly translation, "Nahal Ayalon" better reproduces the flavour of the original.
That is why I reverted name:en to its previous value of "Nahal Ayalon", and set "Ayalon Stream" as an alternative in tag name:en1. -
Comment from Yitzchak M
Hi. I have done some research, combing through various OSM forums and basically, it comes down to the issue of translate vs transliterate. And I discovered that your philosophy is very much in line with another philosophy that I have now come to subscribe to: Write it in a way that if a foreigner from that language would say the name as written in the foreign language, a local resident would understand the name and where was meant. Or as you put it: "better reproduces the flavour of the original". Thank you for your input and I can now say that I agree with your change. Lastly, should "Nahal" be spelled "nahal" as you did, or spelled like the Americans would spell it: "Nachal"?
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Comment from Yitzchak M
I just did some more research and discovered that "h" is more appropriate than "ch". So, you got it right! :-)
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