(minor) Eng i18n: "Damn" to "blast"#1561
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I think French *arf*/*zut* would be better translated as something like *blast* or *rats* than *damn*. The word *arf* doesn't have a lemma in my *Petit Robert*, so since French is my fourth and worst language I can't be completely sure. But even if I'm wrong about the French, the word *damn* simply seems slightly too expletive for an English localization. By contrast, in Dutch I'm not sure if anything even exceeds the level of offensiveness reached by a mild expletive like *damn* in English. English speakers are just much more sensitive to words in and of themselves regardless of context.
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You're English is probably better than mine, go for it! 👍
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I think French arf/zut would be better translated as something like blast or rats than damn. The word arf doesn't have a lemma in my Petit Robert, so since French is my fourth and worst language I can't be completely sure. But even if I'm wrong about the French, the word damn simply seems slightly too expletive for an English localization. By contrast, in Dutch I'm not sure if anything even exceeds the level of offensiveness reached by a mild expletive like damn in English. English speakers are just much more sensitive to words in and of themselves regardless of context.