Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wie sehr kommen folgende Sportsendungen für Sie in Frage?
English translation:
How likely are you to watch the following sports programs?
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2016-09-15 14:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Sep 12, 2016 06:17
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German term
Spain
specialist in business and academic
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Wie sehr kommen folgende Sportsendungen für Sie in Frage?
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Wie sehr kommen folgende Sportsendungen für Sie in Frage?
This is a market research survey in which the question above is followed by the options below
Folgende Sportsendungen verfolge ich:
Überhaupt nicht, Eher nicht, Eher schon, Ganz sicher
I can't work out how to resolve this conundrum as the question seems to imply strength of feeling, but I feel strongly drawn to interpret it in terms of frequency.
Any help in squaring this circle would be gratefully received, both for the questions and the options
This is a market research survey in which the question above is followed by the options below
Folgende Sportsendungen verfolge ich:
Überhaupt nicht, Eher nicht, Eher schon, Ganz sicher
I can't work out how to resolve this conundrum as the question seems to imply strength of feeling, but I feel strongly drawn to interpret it in terms of frequency.
Any help in squaring this circle would be gratefully received, both for the questions and the options
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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How likely are you to watch the following sports programs?
Compare with:
"How likely are you to watch the following: Very likely Likely Somewhat likely Unlikely Very unlikely." https://issuu.com/the.star/docs/116104bh
"How likely are you to watch the following: Very likely Likely Somewhat likely Unlikely Very unlikely." https://issuu.com/the.star/docs/116104bh
Peer comment(s):
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Paul Cohen
: And how would you translate the "Folgende Sportsendungen verfolge ich" bit? How about something with "likelihood"? What is the likelihood of you watching the following programs? That would fit with your answers, Michael.
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Thanks, Paul. I was considering ‘What are the chances..’ when you beat me to it..
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TonyTK
: Like the "likely", hate the "programs". (I ain't never gonna be rite wid the US spelling, sho'nuff. Word.)
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Thanks, Tony. I use US spelling because that's what I am used to. Otherwise, I don’t feel strongly about differences between the varieties.
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Gudrun Wolfrath
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Thanks, Gudrun.
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: Mu8ch better
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Wendy Streitparth
4 hrs
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Melanie Meyer
4 hrs
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Edwin Miles
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this squares the circle of choosing between degree of interest and regularity. This is important as the research may be to do with preferences but not current habits. The use of the word likely covers both eventualities. "
10 mins
Are you interested in these sports programmes?
I like watching ...
Not at all; Not really, A little, A lot
Not at all; Not really, A little, A lot
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Tatijana Kostovska
Germany
Germany
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Germany
BA Degree, native English and German
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, German to Macedonian, Macedonian to German, and 3 more.
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4
To what extent would you consider the following sports programmes?
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Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
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To what extemt (or how much) are you interested in the following sports programmes
I would say
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How often do you watch the following sports program(me)s
I agree, the possible answers point towards frequency, which would also define the extent to which one is interested.
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Martin, MA
: Only natural-sounding one//Great as a stand-alone question. But just noticed that the response options don't fullty fit that question
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Back to Nature :-)!
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Paul Cohen
: Not frequency, Ramey. It has to do with personal interest and/or (as Michael suggested) the likelihood that someone would watch a given program.
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How much do the following sports programs appeal to you?
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Something along these lines perhaps:
The answers would be:
Not at all
Very little
Somewhat
A lot
Something along these lines perhaps:
The answers would be:
Not at all
Very little
Somewhat
A lot
Discussion
to no extent whatsoever
a little bit
a great deal
to the max?
OR
never
seldom/rarely
often
always?