Passing on the important information
Die Führung beginnt eine Stunde später.
Combine a notice and an update into a short accurate message without adding unsupported details.
When passing on a notice, think about what the recipient needs to do. Read the original information and the update. Keep the parts that remain valid and replace only the changed details. Instead of copying the whole notice, include the event, final time, place and action required. Words such as statt, weiterhin and nur show what changed and what did not: Beginn um 15 statt 14 Uhr; der Treffpunkt bleibt gleich. If something is uncertain, say Das weiß ich noch nicht rather than guessing. A useful message may ask the recipient to confirm: Gib mir bitte Bescheid, ob du dann Zeit hast. This is language mediation: making information useful for someone else.
Die Führung beginnt eine Stunde später.
The guided tour starts one hour later.
Der Treffpunkt bleibt gleich.
The meeting point stays the same.
Bitte bring deinen Ausweis mit.
Please bring your ID.
Die Anmeldung ist bis Freitag möglich.
Registration is possible until Friday.
Ob es noch Plätze gibt, weiß ich nicht.
I do not know whether places are still available.
Gib mir bitte Bescheid, ob du mitkommst.
Please let me know whether you are coming along.
When passing on a notice, think about what the recipient needs to do. Read the original information and the update. Keep the parts that remain valid and replace only the changed details. Instead of copying the whole notice, include the event, final time, place and action required. Words such as statt, weiterhin and nur show what changed and what did not: Beginn um 15 statt 14 Uhr; der Treffpunkt bleibt gleich. If something is uncertain, say Das weiß ich noch nicht rather than guessing. A useful message may ask the recipient to confirm: Gib mir bitte Bescheid, ob du dann Zeit hast. This is language mediation: making information useful for someone else.
Combine a notice and an update into a short accurate message without adding unsupported details.
Do not move the meeting point just because the time changed. Do not turn a request to reply into a confirmed reply.
Original notice + latest update → final useful message. Statt replaces a detail; weiterhin preserves it. Keep uncertainty explicit.
Invent a notice and one later change. Write a three-sentence message to a friend with the final details and one request for a reply.