[German translation] Grammatical error & typos in Systemupdate process [not relevant]

We still have "Hochdeutsch". It is a misconception, though, that it is free of variants. Hochdeutsch includes variants in grammar ("ich habe gestanden" vs. "ich bin gestanden") and in wording ("Januar" vs. "Jänner"). It is highly unusual to prefer gutefrage.net over duden.de as a reference in matters of German language.

Of course there are variants, but the duden says the same like in gutefrage.de. http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/benutzen „be­nut­zen, süddeutsch, österreichisch meist, schweizerisch auch be­nüt­zen“ The point is the little word „auch“ - also. „benutzen“ covers the whole german speaking area (accept Swiss), „benützen“ just a little part of the german speaking countries. Here is a map where the different use of „benutzen“ (green), „benützen“ (blue) and „brauchen“ (red) is shown. https://www.philhist.uni-augsburg.de/lehrstuehle/germanistik/sprachwissenschaft/ada/runde_3/f03b/ I think a german translation should use the most common vocabulary.

@Druide You realize you made a U-turn here? First you claimed that there is only one standard German and only onecorrect form (which is "benutzen"). This is what laymen at gutefrage.net (falsely) claim. You literally wrote that "benützen" is wrong in written German.

Now, after doing some research, you see you cannot keep claiming this. So you finally admit there's not only one standard German, but several variants. You admit that "benützen" isn't wrong at all. (This is were gutefrage.net fails. It does not say the same is duden.de, in fact, it says the exact opposite: On gutefrage.net the claim that "benützen" is definitely wrong or a dialect word at best. duden.de states it's a standard Gemran equivalent to "benutzen". It couldn't do differently, as this is the word defined as correct by the responsible Austrian ministry. Actually, duden.de correctly states that southern German and Austrian speakers "meist" use "benutzen". It doesn't say "auch".)

So what do you come up with now? A claim that more people use one of the two forms, based on a private survey done via internet that doesn't give any figures on how many people participated an how the geographical attribution was done. Well.

(I wonder how people who only understand Teutonismen are able to watch "Der Bulle von Tölz" or read texts by Austrian authors. If such an innocent word like benützen makes you stumble, how do you cope with Samstag, Eierspeis, Faschiertes, heuer, Verkühlung or Semmerl?)

So what it boils down to is: Both variants are correct and it's still a matter of taste here which you prefer. The whole discussion, though, developed because the OP claimed that "benützen" was a typo (!!) and only northern german is "the right one". Both assumptions were wrong, that's why I corrected them. I really don't care which variant ends up in the UI. (Although I think "verwenden" as proposed by @into below is the most elegant of all.)

If you talk about German (de) -

It is simply about talking vs writing Or Standarddeutsch vs. Dialect.

You won't learn to write dialect in any school as there are standards:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesdeutsches_Hochdeutschhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standarddeutsch

@kaktux As you say, there are standards. Plural. If you read the Wikipedia article you linked to, it explains just that. Standard German has a number of coequal variants, "Bundesdeutsches Hochdeutsch" (the other article) being just one of them. So you learn "Bundesdeutsches Hochdeutsch" in schools in Hamburg while you learn "Österreichisches Standarddeutsch" in schools in Vienna. (Believe me. I went to school in Austria and we used a dictionary that defines official Austrian standard Germen as opposed to other variants of the language.) Mistaking the correct usage of one of these variants for a dialect is a typical mistake mainly made by German citizens who aren't engaged in linguistics.

The word you're looking for when you want to identify a type German that is spoken and understood (at least in written language) throughout all German speaking territories is "Gemeindeutsch". However, as this is only a small subset of German and incomplete in both grammar and vocabulary, it cannot be used as a superodinate kind of "Standard-Standard", not even a further variety of the language.

...and note, Alex, it is always German translation :)

Thanks for your comment. Sure as I mentioned just improvements - the 'improvements' are correct but I think my improvements are somewhat a matter of taste. The real mistakes are with the decimal mark, 'freien Speicher' and 'benützen'. I have never heard this word 'benützen' in such a context. You are right that 'benützen' is used in southern regions like switzerland but since I am of the opinion that northern german is the right one I am also of the opinion that 'benützen' is wrong. :D

I think Jolla should check it by themselves I just gave them the hint that there are some mistakes. :)

Benutzen has got a touch of exploitation, so I don't like it either.

@Alex

I am of the opinion that northern german is the right one I am also of the opinion that 'benützen' is wrong. :D

LOL At least you're being honest. Made me smile. You know, though, that during the 1960/1970s, when Austria’s economy depended on German tourists a lot more than today, this attitude was the foundation of an antipathy that still lives on in younger generations: We needed the German Mark, but we couldn't stand the way you abused and tortured our language. It's still causes physical pain when I hear somebody say "lecker", "Schlagsahne" or "Aprikose" these days. :D

Not to forget about the Kartoffel. But you got to be fair, Ossi. Germans started to use "servus", "Semmel" and "Schmankerl" in return. :)

i agree - most common should be used.

qualitätsversion probably came from word-by-word translation. problem with translation is that sometimes you dont know the context the sentence youre translating is used in. thats why i always translate while using the app/programm i translate. i think it is meant as high quality version because of a lot of fixes and involved people. rather"qualitativ hochwertig" than the simple word-by-word translation.