No, using foreign language words incorrectly is not a surprise. We should not accuse Mr. Takata of doing anything wrong simply on the basis of choosing the wrong words.
Translating between English and Japanese is extremely difficult. If you visit Japan, it will not take very long before you see instances of misapplied and even profane English words appearing in print or on clothing. I remember passing one guy in Shibuya, handing out tissues for advertising purposes, which means he had been hired by someone to present himself in public. His shirt said something shocking with the F-word, but I’m sure it raised no eyebrows among the hundreds of people who passed him on the street that day and couldn’t have cared less what the words on his shirt might have meant. If Mr. Takata’s library has something to do with object lifecycles, keeping and spawning objects, it would be no surprise he’d look in the dictionary and find words related to the general topic of "doing things with children”; and since he is not yet fluent, it shouldn’t be a surprise that some of his word choices would be incorrect and unfortunate. You are absolutely right that he should have a fluent speaker look at his code and comment on it. But isn’t that what he asked us to do? Let’s comment on these problems, but be kind when we do. Ganbatte kudasai. On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Alex Zavatone <z...@mac.com> wrote: > OK. You REALLY need someone who is fluent in English to review the words > you have chosen to use in your library. > > In English, kidnapping means to steal someone against their will and keep > them prisoner. > > Honestly, I hope that this is just another mistake, but really, these are > big mistakes that you need to take seriously if you plan on working with an > English audience. > > If you are serious about your effort, you need to do this immediately. > > I must admit that one incidence of this is unfortunate. Multiple cases of > this almost seems intentional. > > > > > > On Oct 25, 2017, at 8:37 PM, Akifumi Takata <akif...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > > NUKidnapper > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/cejwork%40gmail.com > > This email sent to cejw...@gmail.com > -- Charles _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
