German term
Translator + Interpreter since 1980
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
zugehöriges Personalpronomen für "Vermietern"
wobei die Person, die die Firma vertritt, ein Herr ist.
Nun weiß ich nie, was für ein Pronomen, wenn es z.B. heißt:
die Vermieterin hat ihre....
oder
Sie ist berechtigt....
It? He? They?
Was würdet Ihr machen?
| 4 +2 | a company is an |
Paul Kachur
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| 2 +1 | gar kein Pronomen |
Anne Schulz
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PRO (1): Paul Cohen
Non-PRO (1): writeaway
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Proposed translations
a company is an
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Note added at 21 mins (2009-01-31 15:17:08 GMT)
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I meant to say the company is an ""it"
gar kein Pronomen
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Jutta Wappel
: so habe ich das auch schon gesehen; auch in der Form "said" company", "said contractor", "said party"....
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Danke Jutta!
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writeaway
: "said" is very USA style and you can't avoid the pronoun all way through the contract./This isn't legal-it's everyday EN. the fact a company cannot be a "he" is basic general English, not legal
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The contracts I have dealt with actually did that, avoid the pronoun all through. (BTW: Why is a tenancy contract not "Law:Contract(s)", but "Conversation/Greetings/Letters"?)
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