[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9794: Continent/city translations

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#9794: Continent/city translations
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 Reporter:  Denis-de-Bernardy      |        Owner:  ryan    
     Type:  defect (bug)           |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                 |    Milestone:  2.8     
Component:  Date/Time              |      Version:  2.8     
 Severity:  normal                 |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment(by xibe):

 Replying to [comment:8 demetris]:
 > Is this a necessary burden on translations and translation teams?
 >
 > Can’t we just say that these are international names or something, and
 leave them untraslatable?
 >
 > Is there any feedback on this change from Nikolay or translation teams?
 >
 > I nearly went into a fit today when I saw the 500 new strings! :-D

 Seeing 500 new strings to translate also burdens my work, but I fear
 saying "these are international names" is akin to saying "English is the
 international language of choice" - well, sort of.

 Once you want to translate a tool, you want the whole thing to have "that
 local feeling", and not leave a part of it untranslated - albeit just a
 single form in a mostly un-explored part of the admin.

 So yeah, currently I'm leaving these strings as-as for when I have the
 team to handle them all, but in the end I'll bite the bullet and do it: WP
 will feel that much more full-French once it's done.

 We've all had to climb a steep hill when we first started translating WP,
 but it was all for the best. This tiny form brings much to do again, but
 again, it's all for the greater good.

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