cash register systems and working at the checkout?

[Torsten]

Hi,

I'm currently translating a document that describes the syllabus of a German occupation program for retails sales people. Could you please take a look at this expression (as part of the syllabus):
- cash register systems and working at the checkout

Or maybe "cash register systems" and "operating the till"?

Would that be correct English? By the way, is 'till' the British term for 'checkout'?

Thanks a lot,
Torsten

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[Jamie (K)]

Americans use the word "till" almost exclusively in the expression "to have one's fingers in the till", which means to be embezzling. When Americans hear that word, they usually think of dishonesty. So for an international audience it would be better to use some other term than "till".

[Torsten]

Thanks for that, Jamie. So does 'cash register systems and operating the checkout' sound OK?

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[Alan]

Hi Torsten,

'Till' is still used and of course the reference to 'fingers in the till' applies here, too or you can describe that person as having 'sticky fingers'. Interestingly we have taken on the word 'checkout' for the actual place where you pay in a supermarket but the piece of paper telling you what you have paid is known as a 'till receipt'.

Alan
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[Molly]

"German occupation" has a strange ring to it. :shock:

Are you sure it's the right collocation?

[Molly]

[Mister Micawber]

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I had the same thought actually, Torsten. I suggest: a German vocational program.

And yes, this sounds fine to me, too: Cash Register Systems and Working at the Checkout.
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[Torsten]

Can someone please tell me if this phrase is good English:

- cash register systems and operating the checkout

It's supposed to be part of the things sales trainees are taught throughout their occupational program.

Thanks a lot,
Torsten

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[Mister Micawber]

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Oh, that was weird-- a hole in the space-time continuum.

Yes, operating is OK too.

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[Torsten]

Hi Charles,

Thanks a lot for your immediate response -- we obviously were writing our messages at the same time.

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