Messages in foreign languages

Dhawal Doshy dhawal at NETMAGICSOLUTIONS.COM
Wed Jun 15 12:27:06 IST 2005


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Julian Field wrote:
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> If your English is good enough to be able to explain a technical  
> problem, then you will get more response if you post in English. But  
> if it's nowhere near good enough, then you will get more response if  
> you post in your native language, or a language in which you are good  
> enough.
> 
> This list doesn't need any stoopid rules about only being able to  
> post in English. If we do that, then I am going to start insisting  
> that you spell "colour" and "aluminium" correctly, too. If it's going  
> to be English, then it's going to be *English* and not American.
> 
> But it's not going to come to that.
> 

Thus spake root again.. and i agree in totality (if thats the right word)

On the lighter side, the latest bofh (on bayes and the queen's english) 
on the register is worth a read.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/03/bofh_2005_episode_18/

cheers,
- dhawal

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