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what does this mean?

 
 
D1Doris
 
Reply Thu 6 Nov, 2003 07:31 am
Doe anyone know what this means:

Använd inga obegripliga förkortningar...

I think it's swedish...
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Monger
 
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Reply Thu 6 Nov, 2003 07:44 am
Something along the lines of "don't use unintelligible shortening". (Quote me on that at your own risk Laughing)

this English/Swedish dictionary turned out the following translations for each individual word:

Använd inga obegripliga förkortningar

- use, utilize, employ; wear, carry
- no, nobody, no one; none
- unintelligible
- shortening; abbreviation
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D1Doris
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 02:47 am
Thank you! :wink:
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Laeknir Scrat
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 01:33 pm
It is Swedish. Monger seems to be on the right track.

I am not sure, either, because of the lacking context: "obegripliga", as I understand, is not strictly "unintelegible", but "untranslatable".

It seems like a warning against abbreviations while using on-line authomatic translating systems.
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D1Doris
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 02:21 pm
hahaha how appropriate Very Happy

Now I know in which direction to think, "obegripliga" sounds a bit like the dutch word "onbegrijpelijk" which means "ununderstandable". I don't think that's an existing english word but I guess you all know what I mean by it.

I can't give you a context by the way, cuz I don't have one...
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