On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:19:18 +0000 (GMT), Michael Kremser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Web-Browser ain't German, as it is one of these stupid "I have to > avoid > Deppenleerzeichen" translations. A nice and fitting term is > "Webbrowser". By its writing, it is fitted into German writing > style, > it is quickly readable. We never started the French way of keeping our > language, so we can't start it now by introducing previously unknown, > new terms. To navigate some strange "Netz" ain't any better than > to > browse the already known world-wide web, frequently referred to as the > "Web" in German everyday language as well -- in contrast to > "Netz". > > I totally agree with Fabian. If I ask my girlfriend (she's no > computer expert) what a "Netznavigator" could be, may be she would > think I ask her something belonging an electricity network or a > mobile phone network. Most non-computer experts in German speaking This is exactly what I meant when saying that "Netznavigator" is far away from the meaning of a web-browser. It's just so uncommon und confusing... Regards, Enrico -- Get my GPG key from http://www.uvena.de/pub.asc
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