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Post Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:53 pm 
 

dhunton wrote:Our company already publishes a collector's guide. We would be more than willing to work with you (or anyone else) to get it translated into other languages. If you would like to see more about the UUCG, feel free to check us out:

http://gamers-rule.com/Tomes.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Unoffici ... 736&sr=8-4

Yours sounds a bit different, but if you don't have to reinvent the wheel, why would you? Feel free to PM or email me, or post here on the forums. I'm always happy to talk about the books we publish.  :)


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I'm not interested in doing a translation in Italian of anything but to print an original English language book. Judiging from I see, the Tome of Dragon is not a project such as the Original D&D Collector Guide, so I'll stick to my idea...
  

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:34 pm 
 

Good on you.


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Post Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:40 am 
 

I'd like to add that the friend of mine is a graphics and publishing professional, so the book will have a professional look...
  

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Post Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:28 am 
 

All sounding interesting, please get in touch if you need anything that I can add to the piece.  :)


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:54 am 
 

ashmire13 wrote:All sounding interesting, please get in touch if you need anything that I can add to the piece.  :)


Well, most surely a British fellow loooking to my finished texts and polishing them from all that Italianisms that surely will crept in...  :roll:
  

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 12:18 pm 
 

Be sure you put those in Italianics.
  

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:33 pm 
 

I speaka a-bit of the Italiano, so it shoulda be okay...  :wink:


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:54 am 
 

ashmire13 wrote:I speaka a-bit of the Italiano, so it shoulda be okay...  :wink:

Guys, we are not understanding each other. I do not plan to use Italian at all, but the Italian way of constructing sentences - different from English - and some Italian figures of speech simply translated in English but perhaps not very clear to non Italians will surely creep in. This is the meaning of 'italianisms'. Therefore, I'll need a BRITISH editor to check my language  :roll: British English is of course the best form of English...  :P
  

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Post Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:49 am 
 

But then we yankees won't understand it...
  

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Post Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:50 pm 
 

Alexander1968 wrote:Therefore, I'll need a BRITISH editor to check my language  :roll: British English is of course the best form of English...  :P

Dybiais Y Ddraig Gwyrdd ddyry gychwyn? Image

;)


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:56 pm 
 

Alexander1968 wrote:Guys, we are not understanding each other. I do not plan to use Italian at all, but the Italian way of constructing sentences - different from English - and some Italian figures of speech simply translated in English but perhaps not very clear to non Italians will surely creep in. This is the meaning of 'italianisms'. Therefore, I'll need a BRITISH editor to check my language  :roll: British English is of course the best form of English...  :P


No, its fine... I was jesting.. But I have spent a lot of time in Europe and fully understand the construction of sentences in 'European' English can be quite different from 'English' English, but I get that too.

It won't be a problem  :)


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Post Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:40 pm 
 

faro wrote:Dybiais Y Ddraig Gwyrdd ddyry gychwyn? [ Image ]

;)


Whatever you said  :P
  

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:17 pm 
 

Alexander1968 wrote:
Whatever you said  :P


He's just clearing his throat.  I'm sure once he has crossed to the right side of the border he will cough it up :wink:
  

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:15 pm 
 

Alexander1968 wrote:
faro wrote:Dybiais Y Ddraig Gwyrdd ddyry gychwyn? [ Image ]

;)


Whatever you said  :P

Loosely translated; I'd've thought it would be (more) useful if you could have people like Rob Kuntz (and other alumni/illuminati ;)) to help lead the way on checking the content before/as well as checking the language.
Looking forward to reading this one, too, but might still end up with a ":(" for what's in that vs. what could've been with a bit wider input. Will see, but I certainly don't recall seeing them polling for input in a similar manner at any stage...

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"British" English; heh, y'should've seen the huff on Dragonsfoot recently about that distinction. :P


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7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"
  

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:31 pm 
 

simonmwh wrote:He's just clearing his throat.  I'm sure once he has crossed to the right side of the border he will cough it up :wink:

[OT] I don't hear any coughing; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BznrczGuUfo&fmt=18 :)
Maybe because there are pitiful few mines left? :?


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7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"
  

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Post Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:29 am 
 

The book is chugging along nicely (it's reigniting my D&D collecting habit  :P ) and I'd like to thank Ashmire for his help in ensuring that Dragon Hunters uses proper English language  8)
  
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