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Why 'Sendi'?

door Rohan, 17 mei 2008

Berichten: 20

Taal: English

Rohan (Profiel tonen) 19 mei 2008 04:30:54

STOP THE PRESSES!!!!

In the Esperanto version of lernu, when one has to respond to a received message, the button for 'Send' doesn't read 'Sendi'; it reads 'Sendu'.

Why such inconsistency? Very fishy indeed... shoko.gif

Frakseno (Profiel tonen) 19 mei 2008 07:08:40

Perhaps Lernu is goading you on, even daring you!

Sendu!
Vi scias, ke vi volas sendi gxin!
Sendu!!

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Send!
You know you want to send it!
Send!

Miland (Profiel tonen) 19 mei 2008 07:38:49

Frakseno:Vi konas, ke vi volas ..
It should be 'Vi scias, ke vi volas..' We know (scias) facts, but we are acquainted with (konas) persons.

Filu (Profiel tonen) 19 mei 2008 12:55:34

Rohan:STOP THE PRESSES!!!!

In the Esperanto version of lernu, when one has to respond to a received message, the button for 'Send' doesn't read 'Sendi'; it reads 'Sendu'.

Why such inconsistency? Very fishy indeed... shoko.gif
I don't think it's wrong to use the imperative form, I only think that the infinitive form is not strange.

My personal opinion is that 'sendi' seems a little more neutral and that 'sendu' seems an attempt at "personalizing" the tool (when in fact it is merely a lifeless manmade product that won't ever offer me more than what it was intended and pre-programed for).

When I am addressing comments to a tool, as I mentioned before, it's to give it shit for not working properly. lango.gif

EL_NEBULOSO (Profiel tonen) 19 mei 2008 13:01:49

Hi,

also in German we would use the infinitiv in such a case i.e. "senden" and not the imperativ i.e. "sende" (singular) or "sendet" (plural).

So it seems it is by far more common to use the infinitiv but also the imperativ should work.

Gerald

Frakseno (Profiel tonen) 19 mei 2008 17:02:54

Miland:
Frakseno:Vi konas, ke vi volas ..
It should be 'Vi scias, ke vi volas..' We know (scias) facts, but we are acquainted with (konas) persons.
Dankon! Vi pravas. rideto.gif

Thank you! You are correct! rideto.gif

I appreciate the correction and have edited my post.

Andybolg (Profiel tonen) 20 mei 2008 17:50:09

I vote for the imperative!
But I guess the infinitve works too sal.gif

mnlg (Profiel tonen) 20 mei 2008 18:05:46

Andybolg:I vote for the imperative!
If imperative wouldn't work, you'd be visiting lerni.net!

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Filu (Profiel tonen) 22 mei 2008 17:01:03

When I look at the section 'Mia angulo', I see 'Sendi mesaĝon', 'Legi la forumojn', 'Elsaluti', ...

When I type in this message, I read 'Aldoni mesaĝon', 'Antaŭmontri', ...

It seems like the imperative form is not systematic even in lernu!

So I guess, everyone should feel free to use to his/her conveniance between imperative, infinitive and/or substansive when designing computer tools.

kodi (Profiel tonen) 8 juni 2008 23:36:02

I guess in Esperanto it can be either way, since it is an international language with people from all over the world speaking it.
gives people a chance to use which version they grew up with and know and also show them another thought process rideto.gif

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