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[Matthew McDaniel]

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Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 01:10:23 +0700
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In this Irish case, what was the cost of the project? can we get that?

Matthew McDaniel

MQuinlan at transparent.com wrote:

> > Who made your Irish version, Michael? My reason for asking
> > is that someone approached me to do so some years back, but
> > whether I was too busy, or he was, or what happened I do
> > not recall, only that nothing came of it.
>
> A number of translators, annotators, native speakers, peer reviewers
> > etc. were
> involved inthe creation of IrishNow!.  We relied heavily on Bord na Gaeilge
> (Irish Language Board) in identifying personnel, as well as helping us deal
> > with
> issues of regional variations and determination of "standard" forms. Because
> > we
> were starting mainly with the Bord's rolodex, we probably missed people we
> > would
> have linked up with on our own.
>
> The least controllable factor in assuring the successful completion of our
> less-common language projects is the team of linguists and speakers. That's
> > why
> working with a "Cultural Partner" like Bord na Gaeilge works so well. It not
> only helps us link up with good people, it also helps those people gain some
> confidence about who we are.
>
> In the case of IrishNow!, we unfortuantely cannot get it on the retail shelf
> > in
> the U.S.. It's too "niche-y," for mass market stores. But we hope to
> > generate
> enough sales in Ireland itself to make back the costs of the
> > project. Whatever
> happens, though, it is a fascinating package, and it got made, which is
> > great.
>
> Regards,
> Michael
>
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