[Enigma-devel] Re: English Translation

[Clifford J. Tasner]

Andreas, Ronald & Company,

I continue to enjoy your great accomplishment.  One small issue I  
have, and it doesn't lessen the fascination your puzzles hold for me,  
is that occasionally, the translations of the text to English are  
awkward and non-idiomatic.  For example, one level is entitled,  
"Tripple Threat" - the word is actually spelled "Triple"-  now this  
may have been intentional.  However, there are a number of messages  
in "Aztec Temple" that are off the mark - the word  is "relic" not  
"relict" and "impressive" not "impressing."   Also, some of the  
sentences seem odd to a native English speaker.

Perhaps this isn't a priority.  It certainly doesn't diminish how  
much fun Enigma holds.  However, if you are interested in some help,  
I would be eager to review the various English texts in the game and  
offer more accurate translations when you're getting ready for the  
next version of Enigma.

I'm a former Classics student with a background in Linguistics.   
Before I quit so that I could pursue my film career (I am a film  
composer), I taught English As A Second Language.  I do a great deal  
of writing in English.  I regret that German is not yet among the  
languages that I speak, but I have some German-speaking friends.  I  
could certainly compare the authors' levels' texts in English and  
German and make recommendations as to more appropriate English when  
necessary.

I don't wish to be presumptuous.  I just want to make a contribution  
to something that I appreciate greatly.

Let me know.

Respectfully,

Clifford J. Tasner
(aka Taztunes)