Re: Brainstorms on title for How People use Web page

Hi,

While I think "Ways People Browse" is understandable, I do agree that it
"sounds wrong", to me at least. And as Helle points out, in terms of
translation, it may end up a bit long and complicated, at least in French
but then we would probably avoid translating directly and use something
else instead, such as "Les modes de navigation", "Les habitudes de
navigation", or something similar which is what we are talking about here
anyway, i.e. browsing practices. And actually, come to think of it, why
not use "Browsing Practices" ? Practice in the sense "a customary way of
operation or behavior"[1].

Hope this helps,


Catherine


[1] http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=practice

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Catherine Roy
http://www.catherine-roy.net



On Thu, March 24, 2011 6:18 pm, Shawn Henry wrote:
>   Cliff said: Shawn, I think "Ways People Browse" is just fine as a title.
>
> Thanks, Cliff, good to know.
>
> Cliff said: Is the problem that it's hard for people whose native language
> isn't English (or perhaps American English) to understand?
>
> Yes, it "sounds wrong" to some people. Also, translate-ability was part of
> the issue.
> Since we came up with it on a recent teleconference, we wanted to "sleep
> on it", that is, take a little time to think more about how it will work
> in different contexts.
> If we use it, we might provide some additional guidance to translators on
> the meaning and tips for translation.
>
> ~Shawn
>
>
>
> On 3/24/2011 4:12 PM, Cliff Tyllick wrote:
>> Shawn, I think "Ways People Browse" is just fine as a title.
>> Is the problem that it's hard for people whose native language isn't
>> English (or perhaps American English) to understand?
>> Cliff
>>
>> >>> On 3/24/2011 at 2:03 PM, in message <4D8B956A.50601@w3.org>, Shadi
>> Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org> wrote:
>> Hi Catherine,
>>
>> We are discussing the title "Ways People Browse".
>>
>> Best,
>>    Shadi
>>
>>
>> On 24.3.2011 19:32, catherine wrote:
>> > Hi Shawn,
>> >
>> > A small clarification please : when you say page title, are you
>> referring
>> > to "Ways People Browse" or "How People with Disabilities Use the Web"
>> ?
>> >
>> >
>> > Catherine
>>
>> --
>> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ |
>>    WAI International Program Office Activity Lead   |
>>   W3C Evaluation & Repair Tools Working Group Chair |
>>
>
>

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