But, did you know this cultural difference: In the US you check a box and you cross out things you don’t want. In Germany you cross the check box (verb: “ankreuzen”) if you want the option and you line-through what you don’t want (verb “durchstreichen”, meaning one line instead of two).
Here is an example from the awesome word processor papyrus from Germany that was popular on Atari 16/32 bit computers in the 90s:
The cross actually means that this option is activated.
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Wow. Who selected all my logos?
Look at this:
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M-BOY
A-OK!
But, did you know this cultural difference: In the US you check a box and you cross out things you don’t want. In Germany you cross the check box (verb: “ankreuzen”) if you want the option and you line-through what you don’t want (verb “durchstreichen”, meaning one line instead of two).
Here is an example from the awesome word processor papyrus from Germany that was popular on Atari 16/32 bit computers in the 90s:
The cross actually means that this option is activated.
Isn’t this amazing?