Talk:Brothers Čapek

Brothers Čapek or Čapek Brothers

Please note that they were called "Brothers Čapek" in both the Czech original (Bratři Čapkové) and English translations, e.g. The Brothers Čapek (1961) "R.U.R and the Insect Play" Oxford Paperbacks, or Radio Times 28 May 1950 The Insect Play. Chemical Engineer (talk) 20:44, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, Czech uses different word order to English, so translating "Bratři Čapkové" as "Brothers Čapek" looks like a textbook Czenglishism in the same box as Violin Making School Cheb or Václav Havel Airport Prague. But I am for keeping the article at this title if it is used on their English translations of their books, hence the revert. – filelakeshoe (t / c)  08:24, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Čapek Brothers is still better though? Mishmashtater (talk) 03:03, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

While "Čapek Brothers" would be my choice for contemporary British English, bear in mind they were active a century ago so "contemporary" may not be appropriate. If "Brothers Čapek" is established usage then I don't see a problem, just as "Brothers Grimm" is long-standing and understood. (Note also that in the context of authorship the "Brothers Čapek" order keeps "Čapek" in the surname position, making indexing/cataloguing more natural.) Louis Knee (talk) 13:25, 24 May 2021 (UTC)