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Collection of list of non-found search terms - dictionary
Thread poster: Frank Jensen
Frank Jensen
Frank Jensen  Identity Verified
Spain
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English to Danish
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Apr 4, 2013

Hi there...

This is more of a suggestion for improvement, but would like to hear other opinions too...

As you probably all know sometimes (!#") a translator is under time-pressure and will have to make a quick decision.

When I cannot find a search term I do not always have time to make a query. In these cases it would be great if the platform automatically harvested the non-found search term and perhaps made a separate list that would be available for late... See more
Hi there...

This is more of a suggestion for improvement, but would like to hear other opinions too...

As you probably all know sometimes (!#") a translator is under time-pressure and will have to make a quick decision.

When I cannot find a search term I do not always have time to make a query. In these cases it would be great if the platform automatically harvested the non-found search term and perhaps made a separate list that would be available for later purposes.

Kudos points could be awarded for adding translations of such terms and gradually we can build a better dictionary/lookup function...

Any thoughts on this?

Frank ▲ Collapse
 
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
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English to Polish
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Sounds like a good idea Apr 4, 2013

It could be combined with another one - maybe a bit easier to implement. Very often we don't find an answer using "term search" options but as it is our job to find it, shortly afterwards we find something. It would be great if the platform would convert a search with no results into a glossary entry, where it would be sufficient to add translation and click "save" to create a new entry.

Best Regards
Stanislaw
 
Marie-Helene Dubois
Marie-Helene Dubois  Identity Verified
Spain
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Spanish to English
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That's a brilliant idea Apr 4, 2013

Both Frank's and Stanislaw's. I had never thought about this but of course it would be fantastic if both of these suggestions were implemented.
 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 13:34
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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My vote in favour too! Apr 4, 2013

Sometimes I add things to my personal glossary when I find them later, but often they only get as far as one of my lists on my own computer.

It might be a great way of filling in the 'holes' in the glosary.

Would it be an idea to add a quick link to unanswered questions as well?
I see there are a couple today in the language pairs I track, which nobody seems able to answer. It is no help to the original asker weeks after the deadline, but these things do come up a... See more
Sometimes I add things to my personal glossary when I find them later, but often they only get as far as one of my lists on my own computer.

It might be a great way of filling in the 'holes' in the glosary.

Would it be an idea to add a quick link to unanswered questions as well?
I see there are a couple today in the language pairs I track, which nobody seems able to answer. It is no help to the original asker weeks after the deadline, but these things do come up again!

Give the whole setup a prominent position on the homepage, and it would be a great place to look at in coffee breaks... ▲ Collapse
 


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