AllegroTrans Jul 10, 2023:

Come on Eren We need context please

Daryo Jul 10, 2023:

Nowadays what would've taken hours or days before the Web can be done in minutes - it's only a question to put to good use all of the information available.

Even if the text itself looks rather cryptic on its own, just from nothing more than the name of the company, TONS and TONS of "background information" can be quickly found.

IOW in 99.99% of cases plenty of "context" is there - if you know how/where to look for it.

There is also the equivalent of "if you can't figure out how to make it work, you could always read the instruction manual".

Translated here as: "you can always ask the authors"?

Charlie Bavington Jul 8, 2023:

Single entry balance sheets This entry doesn't exist in splendid isolation. Assuming it's not under liabilities, it will be categorised as some kind of asset - fixed, intangible, current, tangible, etc. If it's Cerfa format, there might even be a code with it. If the Asker's working on the a full set of accounts, there will be a NACE code to indicate the trade sector. There will at least be surrounding entries to indicate the type of other entries it is deemed (by those preparing the a/c) to be not unrelated to. There's always tons of information, if you're prepared to make the effort to share it. Even an indication of the size of the amount compared to others (e.g. is this some trivial amount, or 90% of the company's assets?)

SafeTex Jul 8, 2023:

@ all But Eren has said that no further context is available and explained why. When you do a balance sheet, you can sometimes work out from some entries what type of company it may be, but it's by no means sure.
If she's said no more context available, why not simply believe her? -or at least give her the benefit of the doubt this time!

Daryo Jul 8, 2023:

I stopped being amazed a the number of translators who seem to see "context" as some kind of nuisance, or some strange dirty word.

AllegroTrans Jul 8, 2023:

And, amazingly... this Asker is a moderator and ought to know about context and its importance
"MM" does not exist in a vacuum, come on Eren

Charlie Bavington Jul 8, 2023:

Good to know.... .... even years later, people are still claiming "no context" as if the sentence they are asking about is 100% of the project they are working on, concerning an entity about which they know absolutely nothing :-) 'Twas ever thus.....

AllegroTrans Jul 8, 2023:

Context Does MM appear anywhere else?

philgoddard Jul 8, 2023:

What does the company do?