Date:  Tue, 31 Jan 1995 15:46:31 -0600

From:  "Jeffrey H. Allen AXIS CONTRACT" <jhaaxis[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SLATE.TID.CAT.COM.LOCAL>

Subject: French Question



Just wondering how the French Canadians or Swiss French would say "clockwise"

as in the sentence "Turn the key clockwise".



I've been finding "Tourner la cle' en sens d'horloge" in some manuals I've

been asked to revise and am wondering if this is a (1) a literal translation

from English; or (2) a dialect issue to resolve with our vendor translators.



I've always used and heard "dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre" for

clockwise and my fellow French colleagues agree.



I will assume it is a literal translation until somebody can shed some light

onto the matter.



Please send your comments to me directly at either of the following e-mail

addresses:



allenjh[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cat.com   OR  jhallen[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]indiana.edu



Jeff Allen

Caterpillar Inc.