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 # Some brainstorming on translation guidelines
 
 - Some style names should also be translated, terms like "Munich Dunkel" do not make sense in German.
+- Categories (and subcategorie with "subsubcategories" like 21B) should be named as plural (e.g. 10 "Deutsche Weißbiere"), while leaf subcategories should be named as singular (e.g. 10A "Weißbier").
+- When a text refers to another category or subcategory, a link should be used (`<a idref="#id">Kategoriename</a>`).
 
 ## Translate these terms in a consistent way (with potential exceptions):