66-vice versa

[matilda]

Dear all

Hello

Which one is used more?

… Translation from German to English rather than …

1. English to German

2. Vice versa

I mean can I use rather than vice versa or not?

Thanks a million

Matilda

[Coffa]

Dear all
Hello
Which one is used more?
… Translation from German to English rather than …
1. English to German
2. Vice versa
I mean can I use rather than vice versa or not?
Thanks a million
Matilda

Hi Matilda,

You can use either. You could also say "...translation from German to English rather than the reverse."

[curmudgeon]

you would say OR vice versa (I think)

Translation from English to German, OR vice versa

[Coffa]

you would say OR vice versa (I think)
Translation from English to German, OR vice versa

That depends on the context, which is hidden in Matilda's example.

For example:

"I prefer students who can make a competent translation from English to German rather than vice versa."

has a different meaning from:

"I prefer students who can make a competent translation from English to German or vice versa."

Both are correct usage, would you not agree? If I were a competent translator of German to English, though, I would rather you were on my interview board, Curmudgeon .

[matilda]

thanks friends. i always supposed these two sentences the same , and used these two instead of each other

Matilda