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Learning TechSpeak in a New Language?

Posted by Cliff on from the technological-idioms-in-non-english dept.

dlthomas asks: "I'm a tech worker moving to a country where English is not the primary language. While I've found lots of resources for learning the language, I'm wondering what resources people know of for learning technical jargon (and any unique grammatical constructions) in languages other than English. I'm personally looking for Latin-American Spanish, but would still be interested in seeing broader discussion."

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  1. Gone through this... by dmayle · · Score: 2, Funny

    As someone who's gone through this, I can assure you, technical language is going to be the least of your problems. I moved to France without speaking any French, and technical French was what I learned first and easiest, as there's a lot of influence from English, and it's what I used most. My French colleagues say the same thing about their English. Technical jargon is what they learned first and easiest.

    Conversational language is what you'll have the most problems with. While there will be only one word for database, or network, there are three different ways to say that you're happy, or 19 different ways to express you feelings for someone.

    So, to sum up... Don't sweat the small stuff, and start boning up for everything else...

    So, to sum up

  2. more french examples by sco_is_for_babies · · Score: 2, Funny

    French technophiles say this stuff all the time. After all, who do you think invented "Le Script Kiddie"? - cr43ndR3 mo1 1337 h4X0r - 4V01r w00t?

  3. Re:KDE's glossary by Zorilla · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but you have to wonder how the KDE team reacted with the idea of the Spanish language not having a native "K"?

    * runs *

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    It would be cool if it didn't suck.