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*Honorific titles | *Honorific titles | ||
*Postal addresses | *Postal addresses | ||
* | *The scientific names of living things | ||
==Examples without microformats== | ==Examples without microformats== | ||
These examples are '''not''' marked up with microformats. If they were, software could be told to refrain from translating them into other languages. They may be used as test cases. | These examples are '''not''' marked up with microformats. If they were, software could be told to refrain from translating them into other languages. They may be used as test cases. | ||
*Major | *Major Mark Smith | ||
*Sir Frank Green | *Sir Frank Green | ||
*Pink Floyd | *Pink Floyd | ||
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The same examples, marked up with current or draft microformats. | The same examples, marked up with current or draft microformats. | ||
*<span class="vcard"><span class="honorific-prefix">Major</span> <span class="fn"> | *<span class="vcard"><span class="honorific-prefix">Major</span> <span class="fn">Mark Smith</span></span> | ||
*<span class="vcard"><span class="honorific-prefix">Sir </span> <span class="fn">Frank Green</span></span> | *<span class="vcard"><span class="honorific-prefix">Sir </span> <span class="fn">Frank Green</span></span> | ||
*<span class="vcard"><span class="fn org">Pink Floyd</span></span> | *<span class="vcard"><span class="fn org">Pink Floyd</span></span> | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 10 June 2007
Translation
The following are examples of content which, though it re-uses common words (in this case English, but the idea applies to any language), should not be translated by automatic language conversion software.
Types
Types of content which should not be translated include:
- Proper names of people, organisations, places, bands, etc.
- Honorific titles
- Postal addresses
- The scientific names of living things
Examples without microformats
These examples are not marked up with microformats. If they were, software could be told to refrain from translating them into other languages. They may be used as test cases.
- Major Mark Smith
- Sir Frank Green
- Pink Floyd
- The Great Tit, Parus major, has a song that sounds like "teacher, teacher"
"The Anchor" 4, Green Lane Abbots Field South Downs England ME4 8UP
Examples with microformats
The same examples, marked up with current or draft microformats.
- Major Mark Smith
- Sir Frank Green
- Pink Floyd
- The Great Tit, Parus major, has a song that sounds like "teacher, teacher" [N.B. 'species' microformat still in draft]
"<span class="fn org">The Anchor</span>" <span class="adr"> <span class="street-address">4, Green Lane</span> <span class="locality">Abbots Field</span> <span class="region">South Downs</span> <span class="country-name">England</span> <span class="postal-code">ME4 8UP</span> </span>