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Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by rightbyte on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @09:32AM (#24847696)
"Mouse", "trash" has good native words in all languages I know. It sounds quote silly mixing in english when you speak.
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Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by nottorp on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @10:03AM (#24847971)
From my non native point of view, "mouse" is the computer peripheral while a "șoarece" will steal your cheese.
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Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by rightbyte on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @12:27PM (#24849362)
Sure it might be nice with new words to have a distinction between animal mice and computer mouse.

I am not dogmatically against using english words if they are commonly used but I am against avoiding native words becouse it sounds abit like corparate speak to me.

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Re:Localisation is too hard for Gmail by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @10:18AM (#24848107)
And yet, in at least 2 Asian languages, they get over it
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