Post #1621341
2026-03-11 09:25 UTC
@eltonfc Interesting yet unsurprising results already. I suspect the reason translations at least in Latin languages went for the infinitive is because they just wouldn’t know what form/person to use.
French would look weird in imperative:
(Tu) Enregistre
(Vous) Enregistrez
Recently French online shops decided to go with « Je confirme » or « Je commande », as in present tense for “I confirm” , “I order” for actions.
Anyways as always when it gets too complicated latin languages settle down on infinitive (Enregistrer).
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@Chtixof@mamot.fr 2026-03-18 07:49
@santi @eltonfc Interesting to realize that the UI can be seen on one side or the other. Usually, it is seen on the machine side: you tell the machine what you want IT to do (eg. "Enregistrer"). But in the recent example you gave, it is seen on the user side: you tell the machine what YOU want to do (eg. "Je confirme"), which actually makes more sense.