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German: Use of Sie/du for localizing a learning platform
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Annalisa Magnani
Annalisa Magnani
İtalya
Local time: 01:26
İngilizce > İtalyanca
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13:26

Dear Community,

I am carrying out my first localization job and I am being asked to post-edit and localize a learning platform on the topic of cybersecurity for the German market.
The original platform is in Italian, the tone is very informal and the scripts include a lot of jokes and metaphors. Still it’s a learning platform meant to be sold to external companies.
Would you use the Sie or the du form in German? The company would like to keep the tone informal and yo... See more
Dear Community,

I am carrying out my first localization job and I am being asked to post-edit and localize a learning platform on the topic of cybersecurity for the German market.
The original platform is in Italian, the tone is very informal and the scripts include a lot of jokes and metaphors. Still it’s a learning platform meant to be sold to external companies.
Would you use the Sie or the du form in German? The company would like to keep the tone informal and young but is it too impolite in German?

Thank you for your help! ▲ Collapse
 
CafeTran Trainer
CafeTran Trainer
Hollanda
Üye (2006)
Almanca > Hollandaca
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IKEA 14:05

Annalisa Magnani wrote:

Dear Community,

I am carrying out my first localization job and I am being asked to post-edit and localize a learning platform on the topic of cybersecurity for the German market.
The original platform is in Italian, the tone is very informal and the scripts include a lot of jokes and metaphors. Still it’s a learning platform meant to be sold to external companies.
Would you use the Sie or the du form in German? The company would like to keep the tone informal and young but is it too impolite in German?

Thank you for your help!


Personally, I'd use the Sie-Form, but IKEA style is also possible:

Hej! Du hast die Kontrolle über deine Informationen und Daten
Wenn du uns durch Anklicken von "Alle Cookies akzeptieren" deine Einwilligung erteilst, greifen wir (Ikea Deutschland und unsere Partner) auf Informationen (z.B. Gerätekennung, Browserinformationen, Werbe-ID) und Daten (z.B. IP-Adresse) in deinem Endgerät zu und speichern Informationen (z.B. Cookies) in deinem Endgerät,  um unsere Webseite zu optimieren, um sie für dich zu personalisieren, um Kundensegmente zu bilden und um dir relevante Werbung auf Drittseiten und in sozialen Medien anzeigen zu können.
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
İtalya
Local time: 01:26
İngilizce > Almanca
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at your own risk 15:05

This may sound a bit rude, but if you were a native German speaker, you wouldn't need to ask this question. Cybersecurity is a highly sensitive and technical topic, and "a lot of jokes and metaphors" implies a perfect grasp of the target language.
Edit: Not to mention the aspect of gender neutrality, which is often a key requirement.



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