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| This is the home page for the '''Ubuntu English (Australia) Translators''' team. We also exist on [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-en-au Launchpad]. | This is the home page for the '''Ubuntu English (Australia) Translators''' team. We also exist on [[https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-en-au|Launchpad]]. |
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| This team focuses on translating Ubuntu into Australian English using [[https://launchpad.net/rosetta/|Rosetta]]. | |
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| This team focuses on translating Ubuntu into Australian English using [https://launchpad.net/rosetta/+about Rosetta]. It is hoped that this wiki page will assist the Australian translators in working as a cohesive group, rather than a collection of individuals. | * We collaborate with translators of [[EnglishTranslation|other en-GB based languages]] in the interest of consistency. * [[AustralianTeam|Australian Team]] * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LocalCustomisation/Australia|Customising Ubuntu for Australian Conditions]] == Get Started == For information about translating Ubuntu into English (Australian), please visit the Australian Team [[AustralianTeam/Projects/Translation|Translations]] page. == Recommended Word Substitutions == A list of recommended [[AustralianTeam/Projects/Translation/WordSubstitution|English (Australian) word substitutions]] for translating English (US) has been created, based on the English (GB) word list. Please consult this list when you are unsure on the correct word to use. |
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| 1. I think most members hang out at #ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.net:6667 [http://meldra.no-ip.info/eucalyptirc Via Shoutbox in your browser] 2. A [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-l10n-eng mailing list] has been set up for translators of all English dialects. == Translation Guidelines == In the interest of consistency, I think we need to come to some agreement on the spelling of certain words and how they are translated from other versions of English. The following is the beginning of such a thing. Please feel free to change things. These are based my observations of how others have been translating in Rosetta. Wikipedia also has a good article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences American and British English spelling differences]. ||'''Original Spelling''' || '''Australian Translation'''|| '''Example''' || || *or || *our || colour, favour, honour || || *yze || *yse || analyse || || *ize || *ise || colourise, organise, but not size|| || *alog || *alogue || catalogue, dialogue || || *er || *re || centre, fibre, metre, millimetre || || *ior || *iour || behaviour || || *led || *lled || labelled || || check || tick || the tick box || || disk || disc || this is argued, but i think c is correct || || Trash || Garbage Bin || "Garbage Bin" is far more commonly used than "Trash" || || Counter-Clockwise || Anti-Clockwise || rotate Anti-Clockwise || |
1. Many Australian translators can be found at #ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.net:6667 [[http://meldra.no-ip.info/eucalyptirc|Via Shoutbox in your browser]] 2. A [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-l10n-eng|mailing list]] has been set up for translators of all English dialects. |
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Welcome
This is the home page for the Ubuntu English (Australia) Translators team. We also exist on Launchpad.
Overview
This team focuses on translating Ubuntu into Australian English using Rosetta.
We collaborate with translators of other en-GB based languages in the interest of consistency.
Get Started
For information about translating Ubuntu into English (Australian), please visit the Australian Team Translations page.
Recommended Word Substitutions
A list of recommended English (Australian) word substitutions for translating English (US) has been created, based on the English (GB) word list. Please consult this list when you are unsure on the correct word to use.
Communication
Many Australian translators can be found at #ubuntu-au on irc.freenode.net:6667 Via Shoutbox in your browser
A mailing list has been set up for translators of all English dialects.
AustralianTranslationTeam (last edited 2011-11-12 13:45:22 by CPE-124-189-210-113)