Comments on: Looks like Apple failed French

By: Jonro

Jonro — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:14:09 +0000

Hi. I’m a PC. And I’m a Perfect Idiot

By: Hapa

Hapa — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:12:55 +0000

I can hear Stevie now, “Off with their heads!”

By: SEN5241

SEN5241 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:52:27 +0000

Ce ne pas bon!

By: Jiff Mean

Jiff Mean — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:21:31 +0000

Ahh its just French, so what!

Jiff
http://www.privacy-tools.at.tc

By: Lance

Lance — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:17:37 +0000

Doesn’t it actually mean ‘perfectly c*nt’?

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:36:38 +0000

I love the bottom one on the macgeneration.com page. “New design. New functions. New technologies. Completely designed according to criteria that are yet to be specified.”

By: West

West — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:54:18 +0000

I know one of the people personally responsible for French translation at Apple – she’s a meticulous person, so I am wondering what fell through the cracks here :S

By: Dave R.

Dave R. — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:47:22 +0000

@Dannybuoy: nope, there are much worse ones than that

One meaning of the word is a lady’s front bottom, but the word isn’t as rude as cÂ£&t, just as fanny or twat isn’t.

You’ll like this, though:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/262083226_7529f61148.jpg

By: Tegan Ellis

Tegan Ellis — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:46:07 +0000

Wow, looks like someone might need to go back and take a few English, I mean French classes. That’s definitely going to be a blow to Apple’s sales in France and the surrounding areas. Did someone miss the spell check?
Now this isn’t a life or death situation. I mean no one cursed or defamed the name but it does make Apple appear ignorant. Not a good way to do promotions. Maybe next time around they will get it right!?

By: Dannybuoy

Dannybuoy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:33:59 +0000

I thought con is the naughties word of them all.. cÂ£&t.. ooh la laaaaa