en-US: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/midsize/overview.html ko-KR: http://www.cisco.com/web/KR/midsize/index.html ‘midsize business’ reads two different meanings in title and sub-level title. ‘중견기업용’ is not quite necessary in context since it just adds a new meaning. ‘businesses’ also reads two meanings in footer menu.
Month: March 2016
NIAMS, unforgivable and funny
English: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Shoulder_Problems/shoulder_problems_ff.asp Korean: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/korean/shoulder_problems_korean.asp I find that government sites usually go astray with literal translation. Translators and agencies often go with word-for-word meaning in order to avoid mistranslation, but ended up with something odd. NIH contents seem to be localized in low quality. Source: 누가 어깨에 문제를 겪을 수 있는가? Korean: Who Gets Shoulder Problems? …
Microsoft TechNet Evaluation Center, Dictionary meanings not fit in context
en-US: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/welcome ko-KR: https://www.microsoft.com/ko-kr/evalcenter/welcome Customized. Connected. Cool. 맞춤화된. 온라인. 시험 사용 센터. -> Dictionary meaning and awkwardly rephrased nouns don’t fit in the title string. We’d like to introduce you to the new TechNet Evaluation Center—built to bring you a better evaluation experience on your laptop, tablet, or phone. 랩톱, 태블릿, 휴대폰 어디에서든 더 나은 …
CISCO security report, awkward nouns and verbs not reviewed
en-US: http://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/offers/sc04/2016-annual-security-report/index.html ko-KR: http://www.cisco.com/c/m/ko_kr/offers/sc04/2016-annual-security-report/index.html This is a typical example showing that the localized pages don’t meet the client’s business objectives. Unprofessional wordings always make the client’s target degraded. Source: Is Your Security Up to Date? Target: 귀사의 보안은 최신 상태입니까? -> Literal wording sounds awkward. Source: As cybercriminals increasingly profit from brazen attacks, your cyber-risk …
Microsoft Action Pack, Terminology mess-up
en-US: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/Membership/action-pack.aspx ko-KR: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/ko/kr/Pages/Membership/action-pack.aspx source: Microsoft Action Pack is a yearly subscription for businesses that want to begin, build, and grow their Microsoft practice in the cloud-first, mobile-first world through a wide range of software and benefits. target: Microsoft Action Pack은 다양한 소프트웨어와 혜택을 통해 클라우드 우선, 모바일 우선의 세상에서 Microsoft 사업을 시작, 구축 및 …