David Howard (X) (asker) Jun 29, 2012:

capitals, abbreviations and multi term postings Hi Nikki, thank you for your comments.
I agree that it is a two stage problem, the most difficult part being to decipher the abbreviations. Most of the account entries are abbreviated and while I can work out the majority, a few have stumped me. If I'm honest, I'm trying not to go back to the client with so many as I'm liable to get on their nerves. I'll also break the terms down as much as possible in future and use lower case (I've copied and pasted these for accuracy, the original being in capitals).

Catharine Cellier-Smart Jun 28, 2012:

No need to apologise to anyone Nikki, I for one am 100% with you on this.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Jun 28, 2012:

capitals, abbreviations and multi term postings It is understandable to post all term together for context. Strictly speaking though, it is one term per post for future glossary searches. Capital letter do stand out in the list of terms and I know you are not shouting. Again, I think I can understand the necessity in view of the abbreviations. Apart from that, where there are abbreviations, in-house shorthand, your client is usually the one to confirm what they mean. You have a two-stage problem : what is the original meant to be, unabbreviated and then the translation. If you sort the former out, then you may discover you don't have a translation problem! Looks like I'm whinging, for peanuts, maybe I am. Apologies...? ;-)