Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
ぶしつけなるご招待をご容赦ください
English translation:
please disregard ...
Added to glossary by
Hikonishi (X)
Jan 8, 2008 01:26
16 yrs ago
Japanese term
ぶしつけなるご招待をご容赦ください
Japanese to English
Marketing
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Can you translate this phrase in American culture?
This phrase appears in bulk mail. I need natural translation. Please advise.
Thank you!
This phrase appears in bulk mail. I need natural translation. Please advise.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | please disregard ... |
Kornelia Robertson
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Kornelia Robertson
United States
United States
United States
If you're going to do it, do it right.
Native in: Hungarian 
Works in: English, English to Hungarian, Hungarian to English, and 2 more.
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please disregard ...
What if you say something along the lines of:
"If you are not interested in our information/website/product/..., please disregard this message/email."
Apologizing in these situations is far more common in Japan and other Asian countries (see the article "I Am Sorry to Send You SPAM": Cross-Cultural Differences in Use of Apologies in Email Advertising in Korea and the U.S.) than it is in the US. However, I would probably not leave the whole sentence out, it is part of the original text - the above suggestion gives you an introduction that is polite but not apologetic.
"If you are not interested in our information/website/product/..., please disregard this message/email."
Apologizing in these situations is far more common in Japan and other Asian countries (see the article "I Am Sorry to Send You SPAM": Cross-Cultural Differences in Use of Apologies in Email Advertising in Korea and the U.S.) than it is in the US. However, I would probably not leave the whole sentence out, it is part of the original text - the above suggestion gives you an introduction that is polite but not apologetic.
Peer comment(s):
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casey
: I'd like to see the whole message in question, but this sounds good.
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Thank you, and yes, more context would make it easier to find the appropriate translation.
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Krzysztof Łesyk
: This sounds nice, I like it - keeps the spirit of the message without being apologetic.
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Thank you.
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Ruth Sato
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Thank you.
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Duncan Adam
: I also agree with Rie's idea above. My friends sometimes say "Please excuse the mass email, but..." when they are sending an email to a group of people rather than just one.
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Thank you, and yes, we'd just need more context to know which idea is better.
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Lakshmi Datar (X)
1 day 12 mins
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Thank you.
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festinalente
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Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Discussion
Perhaps when you send bulk mails you never think that you are doing something wrong. This phase is kind of Japanese thinking.