User talk:Portim

Unified Socialist Party of Germany" vs. "Socialist Unity Party of Germany"

Main article: Socialist Unity Party of Germany

Please explain how "Unified Socialist Party" is the more correct English translation of Sozialistische Einheitspartei? Not only is "Socialist Unity Party" the literal translation from German into English, it is also the translation used almost without exception. I could not locate a single reference work that translated Sozialistische Einheitspartei into English as "Unified Socialist Party." However, there are plenty of references to "Socialist Unity Party," including official German government websites (example here) and in English-language publications published by the GDR government and the SED itself. (Please see also Talk:Socialist Unity Party of Germany for a further discussion of this topic.)

I notice that you have also pursued this theme with the article Polish United Workers Party, however, since I do not speak Polish, I am therefore not qualified to render a judgment in this area, although I understand that "Polish United Workers Party" is the generally accepted translation from Polish.--Cvieg (talk) 19:41, 21 January 2008 (UTC)