Why doesn't this Google Translate ad use the word “Translation” instead of “Translate”?
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To my knowledge, "Translate" is a verb and not a noun. So why does the above advertisement by Google uses a verb? I mean why not "Translation Community"?
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To my knowledge, "Translate" is a verb and not a noun. So why does the above advertisement by Google uses a verb? I mean why not "Translation Community"?
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translate is what the app does. Translation is what the app produces as output. They've decided to name the app after what it does not after what it produces. And there they're using the name adjectivally. Just as Microsoft could say "Join the Excel community". excel is a verb too.
– TRomano
9 hours ago
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@TRomano As the names of products, “Translate” and “Excel” are proper nouns rather than verbs.
– NobodyNada
8 hours ago
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@NobodyNada: You've mistaken the point I was making. They are verbs used as names. Just as Apple chose to call its app Apple Pay not Apple Payments.
– TRomano
7 hours ago
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If it were a regular English word (rather than a proper noun), then I'd say it should actually be translator rather than either translate or translation. But it's a name, so it's not a verb and it's not used syntactically as a verb.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Yet another problem that could be solved by not putting words in ALL CAPS. But of course, Google's UI design always has been, is, and will continue to be terrible.
– only_pro
4 hours ago
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To my knowledge, "Translate" is a verb and not a noun. So why does the above advertisement by Google uses a verb? I mean why not "Translation Community"?
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To my knowledge, "Translate" is a verb and not a noun. So why does the above advertisement by Google uses a verb? I mean why not "Translation Community"?
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translate is what the app does. Translation is what the app produces as output. They've decided to name the app after what it does not after what it produces. And there they're using the name adjectivally. Just as Microsoft could say "Join the Excel community". excel is a verb too.
– TRomano
9 hours ago
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@TRomano As the names of products, “Translate” and “Excel” are proper nouns rather than verbs.
– NobodyNada
8 hours ago
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@NobodyNada: You've mistaken the point I was making. They are verbs used as names. Just as Apple chose to call its app Apple Pay not Apple Payments.
– TRomano
7 hours ago
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If it were a regular English word (rather than a proper noun), then I'd say it should actually be translator rather than either translate or translation. But it's a name, so it's not a verb and it's not used syntactically as a verb.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Yet another problem that could be solved by not putting words in ALL CAPS. But of course, Google's UI design always has been, is, and will continue to be terrible.
– only_pro
4 hours ago
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translate is what the app does. Translation is what the app produces as output. They've decided to name the app after what it does not after what it produces. And there they're using the name adjectivally. Just as Microsoft could say "Join the Excel community". excel is a verb too.
– TRomano
9 hours ago
12
@TRomano As the names of products, “Translate” and “Excel” are proper nouns rather than verbs.
– NobodyNada
8 hours ago
1
@NobodyNada: You've mistaken the point I was making. They are verbs used as names. Just as Apple chose to call its app Apple Pay not Apple Payments.
– TRomano
7 hours ago
3
If it were a regular English word (rather than a proper noun), then I'd say it should actually be translator rather than either translate or translation. But it's a name, so it's not a verb and it's not used syntactically as a verb.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Yet another problem that could be solved by not putting words in ALL CAPS. But of course, Google's UI design always has been, is, and will continue to be terrible.
– only_pro
4 hours ago
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translate is what the app does. Translation is what the app produces as output. They've decided to name the app after what it does not after what it produces. And there they're using the name adjectivally. Just as Microsoft could say "Join the Excel community". excel is a verb too.
– TRomano
9 hours ago
translate is what the app does. Translation is what the app produces as output. They've decided to name the app after what it does not after what it produces. And there they're using the name adjectivally. Just as Microsoft could say "Join the Excel community". excel is a verb too.
– TRomano
9 hours ago
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@TRomano As the names of products, “Translate” and “Excel” are proper nouns rather than verbs.
– NobodyNada
8 hours ago
@TRomano As the names of products, “Translate” and “Excel” are proper nouns rather than verbs.
– NobodyNada
8 hours ago
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@NobodyNada: You've mistaken the point I was making. They are verbs used as names. Just as Apple chose to call its app Apple Pay not Apple Payments.
– TRomano
7 hours ago
@NobodyNada: You've mistaken the point I was making. They are verbs used as names. Just as Apple chose to call its app Apple Pay not Apple Payments.
– TRomano
7 hours ago
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If it were a regular English word (rather than a proper noun), then I'd say it should actually be translator rather than either translate or translation. But it's a name, so it's not a verb and it's not used syntactically as a verb.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
If it were a regular English word (rather than a proper noun), then I'd say it should actually be translator rather than either translate or translation. But it's a name, so it's not a verb and it's not used syntactically as a verb.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Yet another problem that could be solved by not putting words in ALL CAPS. But of course, Google's UI design always has been, is, and will continue to be terrible.
– only_pro
4 hours ago
Yet another problem that could be solved by not putting words in ALL CAPS. But of course, Google's UI design always has been, is, and will continue to be terrible.
– only_pro
4 hours ago
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"Translate" here refers to the name of the product: Google Translate. This makes it a noun-adjunct, I believe. You can see them use the full name elsewhere, when they have more room (emphasis added):
Help improve Google Translate
You can help make our translations better, and even add new languages, as part of the Google Translate Community.
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"Translate" here refers to the name of the product: Google Translate. This makes it a noun-adjunct, I believe. You can see them use the full name elsewhere, when they have more room (emphasis added):
Help improve Google Translate
You can help make our translations better, and even add new languages, as part of the Google Translate Community.
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"Translate" here refers to the name of the product: Google Translate. This makes it a noun-adjunct, I believe. You can see them use the full name elsewhere, when they have more room (emphasis added):
Help improve Google Translate
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"Translate" here refers to the name of the product: Google Translate. This makes it a noun-adjunct, I believe. You can see them use the full name elsewhere, when they have more room (emphasis added):
Help improve Google Translate
You can help make our translations better, and even add new languages, as part of the Google Translate Community.
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"Translate" here refers to the name of the product: Google Translate. This makes it a noun-adjunct, I believe. You can see them use the full name elsewhere, when they have more room (emphasis added):
Help improve Google Translate
You can help make our translations better, and even add new languages, as part of the Google Translate Community.
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translate is what the app does. Translation is what the app produces as output. They've decided to name the app after what it does not after what it produces. And there they're using the name adjectivally. Just as Microsoft could say "Join the Excel community". excel is a verb too.
– TRomano
9 hours ago
12
@TRomano As the names of products, “Translate” and “Excel” are proper nouns rather than verbs.
– NobodyNada
8 hours ago
1
@NobodyNada: You've mistaken the point I was making. They are verbs used as names. Just as Apple chose to call its app Apple Pay not Apple Payments.
– TRomano
7 hours ago
3
If it were a regular English word (rather than a proper noun), then I'd say it should actually be translator rather than either translate or translation. But it's a name, so it's not a verb and it's not used syntactically as a verb.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago
Yet another problem that could be solved by not putting words in ALL CAPS. But of course, Google's UI design always has been, is, and will continue to be terrible.
– only_pro
4 hours ago