Michael, Thanks for the reply. I still don't know what to expect, it can go both ways, but I guess that makes life interesting :)
Btw. How is CICS pronounced? Kiecks? Oder tsé ie tsé ess? ;) -- Maarten Slegtenhorst -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Michael Knigge Verzonden: maandag 4 februari 2008 11:31 Aan: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Onderwerp: Re: Question for german listers > I know that germans are very good at substituting english words for german > versions. Oh yeah, germany is a land full of "consultants" (there are no more "Berater" anymore) ;-) > I am going to enlist for course ES20 in either Düsseldorf or München and was > wondering about the choice of language for computer terms. > Do the germans use the german or the english version for mainframe-related > computer terms? Well, I guess this is a question like "how is CICS pronounced"..... The funny thing is, we germans are really good at using english words, but also pronouncing the abbreviation in german ;-) In the big companies there are a lof of "DBAs" (pronounced german), but of course these persons are all "database administrators" (pronounced english). ;-) To come back to your question: I **guess** you don't have to care about that. Some prefer german, some prefere english. But both are well known. The thing is, if you use "computer" or "rechner" - doesn't matter. But for example, if someone is talking about "speicher", I personally think of RAM, not ot HD-Space. But it clearifies in the context. Bye, Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
