In a training 2 days ago:
_ConnectSrf = Flächen verbinden
Leads to confusion, as _Join is Verbinden.
The function doesn’t join, but that was the customer’s expectation.
_Connect = Anschliessen
This is better.
here is something related i guess that is the same issue with a different command
i never really used german, why not just use the english commands, will be less of a fiddle trying to communicate when reaching or helping out.
anyway @Joachim_Kuntz maybe for you?
I believe I explained why in the original post you linked to…
i did not read the entire topic 
shoot me dead for it. and even if i did, people might have different opinions.
edit: so i read your post about the justification and yes i understand your concerns but i do not fully agree with them. english is a very international language in fact the most international and people that had english in middle school or whatnot only that do not want to strain their brain 1mm would be utterly lost in the vast universe of the internet reaching out for information anyway like here on disco, recommending them to freshen up their english skills would be a much smarter choice rather.
having to start with rhinos command sets from scratch anyway they might as well just learn the english names for it already, learning them all anew in german instead that finds close to zero answers here is pretty much something like a dead end.
Just changed _ConnectSrf to FlächenAnschließen. Should be abailable in the very next build. Thanks @Charles
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, no problem with that. My opinion is based on 20+ years of IRL experience with students and clients in French and German.
Basically what you’re saying is we should go back to Rhino 2’s English only and all the time and effort that has been spent translating Rhino into 12 different languages since then has been wasted.
if that is what you take away from that right, it is not my preferred perspective even if i speak out for a different opinion.
a “wrong” opinion can definitely be nourished indefinitely.
Someone not interested in foreign language Rhino telling non english speaking users to “just use the english version” sounds as “wrong” as it gets to me.
(and I’m totally with you that, if you CAN you should use English Rhino, if only for more tutorials and better support)
english is also not my native language (at least not as native as german) so it is to some extend a foreign language for me either. on the other side english is tought in every school from early on, it is now becoming mandatory from primary school in austria, before it was only from secondary school on, while in all other surrounding countries it already has been from primary school on (not sure about germany now but they can not be that far from austria).
anybody with a normal education beyond total illiteracy, had english in at least a quantity to serve as a basis to grow from, specifically when you have commands to learn anyway.. so yes all the english topics and tutorials you would be missing out on is the single biggest selling point not to bother with any other language.
As I said, I mostly agree with your general preference for English Rhino.
But why do you care about users that don’t feel confident to navigate the English Rhino specific terminology using a translated version?
it was a mere suggestion. why do i stick around on this forum and help out people? why do i discuss arguments, opinions? well.. because i care.
the issue is people with a different opinion like @Helvetosaur claim how everybody is entitled to their own opinions but are upon the first to bend, extract anything they can to falsify others opinions. tja 
Fair enough, I just think you overestimate people’s general confidence and ability to use english language software that they may already struggle with (not everybody is a Rhino expert).
I wouldn’t want to tell those people to just get over it and use english Rhino.
if i have to make a decision between an impulse to motivate people with a low confidence/ability or not than i would believe making the choice for the benefit of it would be the better one.
when i learned Rhino first i had no idea what it could do, how any of the commands were called i had to learn all these either which i partially did in german, but i quickly realised i rather stick to english, relearned those i knew already once more and i am still learning new commands. these commands could be named scoobidoo wauwauwau or whatnot i would still have to learn them no matter which language, and while i am a shortcut or command person, for people with a weak (lazy) memory or just people that can do better with icons, Rhino offers a lot of buttons to click. so i dont see a lot of real good excuses not trying to benefit from the bigger pool.
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