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mit eingerechnet

English translation: including

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German term or phrase:mit eingerechnet
English translation:including
Entered by: Timoshka

17:54 May 8, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
German term or phrase: mit eingerechnet
Concerning the construction of a parochial school in Nebraska (USA) in 1897, the church records include the following information:

"Die Bestimmung der vorigen Gemeindeversammlung wurde so weit umgeändert daß kein Vorbau an dem Schulhause gebaut werden soll und anstat 34, 36 Fuß lang gebaut werden soll, so daß das Gebäude 376 Fuß lang, 24 breit und 12 Fuß hoch sein soll. Eine Patischen von 6 Fuß solle gemacht werden, die Wände mit eingerechnet."

Once again, an English word has been introduced (Patischen = partition). I understand that a 6-foot partition is to be made "including the walls." ? However, that makes no sense to me. Is there another meaning of "mit eingerechnet" that I'm unaware of?
Timoshka
Local time: 02:27
including
Explanation:
I think the confusion comes from the difficulties involved with measuring space. The definition of a square foot seems to be the issue. Believe it or not, there's no legal definition of a square foot, so the author chose to include the walls, making the usable floor space less than indicated. In other words, the partition was made to be six feet minus the width of the walls.
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Justin Reeve
Canada
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Vielen Dank!
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including


Explanation:
I think the confusion comes from the difficulties involved with measuring space. The definition of a square foot seems to be the issue. Believe it or not, there's no legal definition of a square foot, so the author chose to include the walls, making the usable floor space less than indicated. In other words, the partition was made to be six feet minus the width of the walls.

Justin Reeve
Canada
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PRO pts in category: 12
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Vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I don't think we can be sure of the meaning, but I also don't see how else you could translate this.
2 hrs
agree  David Hollywood: taken into the equation
3 hrs
agree  Elisabeth Kissel
1 day 50 mins
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