[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Bug#57974: bad english in startup screen :)

[Jeff Mallatt <jjm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2000/02/13 17:07 , Lalo Martins wrote:
>On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 01:22:18AM +0000, Chris Waters wrote:
>> 
>> The startup screen for the freeciv client (at least on the gtk+
>> version), says: "-Cause civilization should be free".  "Cause" is a
>> verb, not a preposition.  "BEcause" is a preposition.  If they really
>> want to use a contraction of "because", they should put in an apostrophe
>> to distinguish it from the verb, i.e. "'Cause".
>> 
>> I know, I know, it's a minor point, but it just grates every time I see
>> it.  It looks *very* unprofessional.  Just the addition of an apostrophe
>> would *at least* make it look deliberate instead of like a dumb mistake.
>
>As I'm Brazilian, I'm guessing, but I think it's slang.

It really grated on me, too...

It's fixed in the CVS version of the code.  Also, the motto is now
translated into the local language (if the .po/.gmo/.mo file is up to date).

jjm