This is my blog of anything I consider worth communicating to anyone interested in the happenings in our small Spanish municipality.
It is primarily communications of Town Hall issues but also may include other types of information if worthwhile.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Education Course
Below is a public information poster translated into english for your information. This is one of a number of initiatives which are held to further local level education.
If you are interested in taking part please email for further details.
When it is taken into account how many English speakers are employed by the Town Hall, when a document is "translated" into English the amount of basic spelling errors not to mention the grammar used shows the lack of thought and could be seen as disrespectful. During the election campaign we were repeatedly told that as a large percentage of the population we were important, documents and information were provided in English using correct spelling, appropriate language and grammar. Seemingly now we are not important enough to use a basic spell check. Unfortunately this is repeated through the many of documents now issued. *OFFICIAL *FOREIGNERS *TELEPHONE *FROM Needed Documentation is poor English, and no "Foreigner" has a DNI. Are there this many errors in the Spanish documentation issued by the Town Hall??
When it is taken into account how many English speakers are employed by the Town Hall, when a document is "translated" into English the amount of basic spelling errors not to mention the grammar used shows the lack of thought and could be seen as disrespectful. During the election campaign we were repeatedly told that as a large percentage of the population we were important, documents and information were provided in English using correct spelling, appropriate language and grammar. Seemingly now we are not important enough to use a basic spell check. Unfortunately this is repeated through the many of documents now issued.
ReplyDelete*OFFICIAL *FOREIGNERS *TELEPHONE *FROM
Needed Documentation is poor English, and no "Foreigner" has a DNI.
Are there this many errors in the Spanish documentation issued by the Town Hall??