source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows-8/meet target: http://windows.microsoft.com/ko-kr/windows-8/meet Get Windows 8 Pro on your current PC for an amazing price. 놀라운 가격으로 지금 여러분의 PC에 Windows 8 Pro를 설치하세요. The noun ending 가격으로 (amazing price) doesn’t fit in context since it is taken as a means to install Windows …
Apple iPhone 애플 아이폰 awkward wordings
source: http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/ target: http://www.apple.com/kr/iphone/features/ 놀랄 만큼 날씬해진 디자인에 디스플레이는 더 커지고 칩은 더 빨라졌습니다. The structure of the three phrases in the sentence are not consistent so the sentence reads awkward flow. The first one reads modifier+subject, the second subject+verb, the third subject+verb. As well, the shortened subjects in the second and third can be …
cisco 시스코 awkward wordings
source: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/index.html target: http://www.cisco.com/web/KR/networking/smbiz/products/index.html 원하는 비즈니스 방향으로 시행착오 없이 정확하게 나아갈 수 있도록 시스코가 도와드리겠습니다. Awkward: 비즈니스 방향으로 (following its business plan). 방향 (directional noun) doesn’t get along with the preceding noun “business” in context due to the mixed form with English and Korean. 비즈니스 플랜 (business plan) would be more natural. The subject in …
Linkedin.com 링크드인 awkward wordings
source: http://www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_tab_home_top target: http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/?trk=hb_tab_home_top&_l=ko_KR The alien term 비즈니스인 really bothers me. “share your knowledge and help your network”: Awkward passive verb form in target 특별 소개되세요 which literally means “be introduced specially.” The sentence 전문가가 되어… 되세요 is completely broken. …
Linkedin.com 링크드인 awkward wordings
source: http://www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_tab_home_top target: http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/?trk=hb_tab_home_top&_l=ko_KR “professionals” is translated into “비즈니스인 (busines sman)” which is indexed in neither KO>EN nor EN>KO dictionary. The standard/common term needs to be considered, specially for social networking contents. It sounds awkward due to the double subjects and double object endings in short sentence. The …