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Veronica · 05-23-2008, 03:08 PM

Hello, when you are translating a document and you see an acronym in English that some Spanish speaking countries also use, like CRM. What do you mostly do?
Sometimes I write the acronym in English and the translation in parenthesis, but I think it's more confusing...specially if it appears a lot of times in the document.
You can choose to write the translation only the first time the acr. appears...

Hebe · 05-23-2008, 03:58 PM

Hi Vero. I do the same. I write the acronym in English and the translation in parenthesis once, For subsequent references I just write the acronym as I previously explained in the document its meaning.

Hope it helps

IUS · 08-19-2008, 10:33 AM

By the way, here you have a list of

Accounting Acronyms

and

Financial Acronyms

mem286 · 08-19-2008, 10:42 AM

What a good question Verónica! What if it has already been translated? (by someone else I mean) Do you use the English version or the translated one?

mem286 · 08-19-2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IUS

By the way, here you have a list of

Accounting Acronyms

and

Financial Acronyms

Thanks IUS!!! Useful info!

Veronica · 08-19-2008, 11:02 AM

Hi Mem!!
Well, I tend to check if the translation of the acronym exists...some people just love creative writting hahahah!!
If it exists, I leave it translated, but if it doesn't, I use the parenthesis.

Does anyone know if there's a rule on how to deal with this? There should be a rule...

05-23-2008, 03:08 PM	#1
Veronica Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 811 Rep Power: 297	Acronyms Hello, when you are translating a document and you see an acronym in English that some Spanish speaking countries also use, like CRM. What do you mostly do? Sometimes I write the acronym in English and the translation in parenthesis, but I think it's more confusing...specially if it appears a lot of times in the document. You can choose to write the translation only the first time the acr. appears... __________________ mmm...papas fritas.

05-23-2008, 03:58 PM	#2
Hebe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caracas- Venezuela Posts: 1,207 Rep Power: 3586	Hi Vero. I do the same. I write the acronym in English and the translation in parenthesis once, For subsequent references I just write the acronym as I previously explained in the document its meaning. Hope it helps __________________ Hebe ♥ ♫ Truly, my dear young friends, you are a chosen generation. I hope you will never forget it. Gordon B. Hinckley Last edited by Hebe : 05-23-2008 at 04:01 PM.

08-19-2008, 10:33 AM	#3
IUS Administrator Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,411 Rep Power: 100	Accounting Acronyms and Financial Acronyms By the way, here you have a list of Accounting Acronyms and Financial Acronyms __________________ IUS

08-19-2008, 10:42 AM	#4
mem286 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe, Argentina Posts: 1,277 Rep Power: 1530	Re: Acronyms What a good question Verónica! What if it has already been translated? (by someone else I mean) Do you use the English version or the translated one? __________________ ================= ====-mem286-====

08-19-2008, 11:02 AM	#6
Veronica Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 811 Rep Power: 297	Re: Accounting Acronyms and Financial Acronyms Hi Mem!! Well, I tend to check if the translation of the acronym exists...some people just love creative writting hahahah!! If it exists, I leave it translated, but if it doesn't, I use the parenthesis. Does anyone know if there's a rule on how to deal with this? There should be a rule... __________________ mmm...papas fritas.

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