16:40 Nov 27, 2009 

...make my head spin. The subject might be worth a PhD to someone smart enough to tackle it. (And that someone is definitely not me!) ;-D

16:38 Nov 27, 2009 

what about everyday everyday conversation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????

16:33 Nov 27, 2009 

I see what you mean now. I think that "everyday" could, in fact, be replaced by "daily," "ordinary," or perhaps even "typical" here; it could also just as easily be left out altogether since the activities are, after all, named. I'm not sure I agree, however, that an American would not describe the ordinary as "everyday," since that is the definition of the word (see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/everyday and http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=26638&dict=CA... ) and it is used that way every day in everyday conversation. ;)

16:02 Nov 27, 2009 

I by NO MEANS want to say or even suggest that everyday is incorrect as the translation of "Alltag" or that Derek's answer is incorrect. In fact for a translation, if I were preparing it for some typically dumb client, I would also write "everyday". I did not suggest the elimination of "everyday" as an answer for a reason - it is a purely theoretical point: if the text were written by an American without knowledge of German, he would not write "everyday...". That is why I posted as a reference. In fact, the text was not written under those circumstance, it was written in the context of a German speaker's world and should probably be translated as you, Derek, have suggested...

15:54 Nov 27, 2009 

Henry makes a valid point worth discussing. And I'd like to preface my response with the disclaimer that I do not think my suggestion is necessarily the best translation there is. But, while I agree with Henry that "Alltag" is often mistranslated as "everyday," it doesn't mean that it is automatically wrong. This sentence does not refer to all digital activities that kids pursue, but rather specific, enumerated activities that they pursue daily. As far as the small jab with "Weiterentwicklung" is concerned, I can only counter with this: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_german/games_video_game... . ;)