Dr. Johanna Schmitt (asker) Nov 18, 2010:

Thank you very much to all of you for your input to this controversial discussion about anglicisms in German!

Dr. rer. nat. Annett Behn-Krappa Nov 18, 2010:

Thank you to Melanie and Phillee for backing me up on this issue!

phillee Nov 17, 2010:

@Melanie Well said. I think there is a little too much emotion around Anglicisms. If a translation is targeted at a specific audience that use them in their everyday activities, it is the right solution.

Melanie Nassar Nov 17, 2010:

As a translator in the other direction I have translated dozens of studies from German into English and I always see the terms Skalen, Items, and Dimensionen in the original text. I appreciate the fact that many people aren't happy with Anglicisms when there are perfectly good ways of expressing the concept in German, but in my experience, these are established terms that are unambiguous for the people involved in such studies. However, as I am not a native speaker, I will refrain from agreeing or disagreeing with any of the answers.