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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Terminstopper

English translation:

heads-up OR save the date

Added to glossary by Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Jan 22, 2015 11:06
9 yrs ago
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German term

Terminstopper

German to English Marketing Marketing
This is from a Swiss notification of an upcoming event.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 heads-up OR save the date
3 +2 event reminder

Discussion

Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 22, 2015:
@Thomas So are you going to post it? You've got a fan club here.
TonyTK Jan 22, 2015:
@ Phil Google - "save the date" "conference" site:uk -

Plenty of hits
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 22, 2015:
@Phil anything's possible in the land of opportunity. Very cute!
philgoddard Jan 22, 2015:
Has "save the date" caught on in the UK yet? I'd never heard it before I came to the US, and I found it amusing - it sounds like a slogan for a campaign to preserve palm trees.
Lucas Zimmerman Jan 22, 2015:
Save the date Agreed with Ramey, at least in the USA, 'save' the date is applicable for a lot of different special events.
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 22, 2015:
@Thomas No, 'save the date!' is not exclusively for weddings. It can refer to nearly any special event. Please post it, (without hyphens) you'll get my agree.
TonyTK Jan 22, 2015:
"save the date" ... ... is also used as a noun and is fine for conferences, not just weddings.

IOW you can send out a save the date or (my preference) a save-the-date for an upcoming conference.
Thomas Pfann Jan 22, 2015:
Terminankündigung I'm not sure but I think 'Save the date' is pretty much exclusively used for weddings!? Anyway, I'll leave it to the native speakers to make English suggestions. In German I'd probably call it a Terminankündigung rather than the predominantly Swiss Terminstopper.
Manuela Junghans Jan 22, 2015:
@ Thomas I like "save the date"
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 22, 2015:
Is it more of an exclamation - don't forget!/mark it in red!/ - or simply a reminder as Michael suggests?
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 22, 2015:
@Thomas Thank you for the clarification! I assume it is from a specifically Swiss context?
Thomas Pfann Jan 22, 2015:
The use of 'stopper' The Terminstopper is supposed to stop you from taking on other engagements at the same date. Bit like a 'save the date' notification.
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 22, 2015:
The use of 'stopper' leads me to think it would be an event that is supported/organized by the company and the employees/guests are given time out/off to participate.
Manuela Junghans Jan 22, 2015:
Seems to be specific to Switzerland Looks to me like this is a term used only in Switzerland to inform people about an upcoming event. But I cannot currently think of a suitable translation.
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 22, 2015:
Laudatio on the event? Is this supposed to be an event that stops all busy-ness?
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth (asker) Jan 22, 2015:
The event discussed is an upcoming forum. The notification (I don't know whether it is a newsletter, email or letter) is being circulated by a large corporation but I have no idea if it is to employees or a written invitation.
Manuela Junghans Jan 22, 2015:
context? Any more context to go with this?

Proposed translations

+2
14 hrs
Selected

heads-up OR save the date

heads-up
noun [C usually singular] UK /ˈhedz.ʌp/ informal US
› a warning that something is going to happen, usually so that you can prepare for it:
This note is just to give you a heads-up that Vicky will be arriving next week.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/heads-up

I actually prefer Thomas Pfann's 'save the date', but he seems reluctant to post it. A 'heads-up' retains the informality of the source term.
Peer comment(s):
agree Thomas Pfann : I think 'heads-up' is what I was trying to think of (wasn't aware of it being informal, though). I didn't really like 'save the date' at all but if that's what everyone likes so be it. I don't think the German source term is informal.
6 hrs
agree Michael Bailey : "save the date" would be a personal preference - heads-up does the job too though although heads-up can also have a context about a reminder of something (e.g. a document having been published somewhere) that is not necessary an event.
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, "heads-up" is a great suggestion. It did actually appear too late for me to use and I didn't really like the "save the date" one but I think it is the best match."
+2
26 mins

event reminder

Judging by the Swiss sources I have reviewed, this could be an (electronic) event reminder that is sent out to participants..
"Alle Volksschulen in der Schweiz werden demnächst einen Terminstopper erhalten."
http://berufsbildung.educa.ch/de/schweizer-berufsmeisterscha...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-01-22 12:21:08 GMT)
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Good point, Thomas, even though people often use “reminder” in a generic sense in that the distinction between first notification and reminder is blurred. Reminds me of supervisors who sent out group emails “reminding” people to do something even though they had never received any prior notifications. How about “event notification” then?

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2015-01-23 12:54:50 GMT) Post-grading
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No apologies needed, M00nshine. The reservations against my solution are well-founded. At least, I seemed to have helped people getting an initial understanding of that term
Note from asker:
Thanks for this suggestion. I did actually use your suggestion as I didn't like the "save the date" one the discussions through up and I had a very tight deadline but on discovering the "heads-up" suggestion I feel that that is the one that matches best. So I'm very sorry that I can't award you the points. I hope you don't feel too bad about it but thanks again.
Peer comment(s):
agree Manuela Junghans
9 mins
Thanks, Manuela!
agree Thomas Pfann : With event notification. This would be the 1st notification of the date, see also your link: "...werden demnächst einen Terminstopper erhalten. Detailinformationen erfolgen [später]" ie we'll let you know the date soon but won't have more info until later
34 mins
See added note
neutral Lancashireman : 'Event notification' has a lot going for it. (Asker: "This is from a Swiss notification of an upcoming event.")
13 hrs
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