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Miten sitten suomen- ja englanninkieliset tekstiosiot kannattaa erottaa toisistaan? HAMKOn nettisivujen uutisissa ja esimerkiksi Facebook-postauksissa olen tehnyt sen n\u00e4in:<\/p>\n
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HAMKOn blogissa joissain postauksissa erikieliset tekstit on erotettu siten, ett\u00e4 englanninkielinen on kursivoitu. V\u00e4lill\u00e4 olen pohtinut t\u00e4m\u00e4n tavan k\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00f6nottoa laajemminkin, mutta toistaiseksi olen pit\u00e4nyt kursiivin mieluummin tehokeinona kuin leip\u00e4tekstin tyylin\u00e4.<\/p>\n
Pahin murheenkryyni kahdella kielell\u00e4 kirjoittaessa on omasta mielest\u00e4ni otsikointi. Yksi otsikko kahdella kielell\u00e4 johtaa usein siihen, ett\u00e4 otsikko venyy kilometrin pituiseksi ja n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 raskaalta ja sekavalta. T\u00e4t\u00e4 blogipostausta suunnitellessani mieleeni nousikin lent\u00e4v\u00e4 lause \u201dheadlines cause headache\u201d. Toivon, ett\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4rky on ainoastaan kirjoittajan, eik\u00e4 lukijan!<\/p>\n
…and also in English!<\/h2>\n
When we were planning this blog, we talked also about language. Are we going to write only in Finnish or also in English? We decided that the main language of this blog is Finnish but each writer can decide if they want to write also in English.<\/p>\n
I work at student union HAMKO and as part of my work, I am in charge of student union\u2019s communications. Our principle is that we communicate in Finnish and English. Therefore, when I write for example news for HAMKO\u2019s website I do it in two languages.<\/p>\n
There are many things that I stress about when writing in English. Do I write well enough? Do people understand me? I\u2019m always trying to keep my English as simple as possible, since my primary aim is to be understood, not to write as a poet. I know that if I try to write too elegantly, I probably make silly mistakes or write something completely incomprehensible.<\/p>\n
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How should I separate Finnish text from English when I use both languages in the same text? For now, I have done it like this:<\/p>\n
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In HAMKO\u2019s blog, we have sometimes used italicization for separating Finnish text from English. I haven\u2019t done this on HAMKO\u2019s website, because I like to keep italicization as an effect rather than style for body text.<\/p>\n
My biggest stress when writing in two languages is headlines. When you have to write one headline in two languages, the headlines become very long and they look heavy (at least to my eye). When I planned this blog post, I made up this slogan: Headlines cause headache! I just hope that it\u2019s just me having a headache and not the readers, too.<\/p>\n