Re: TECH: Official languages of the list
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 10, 2004, 15:20 |
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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:30:09 +0200, Carsten Becker
<post@...> wrote:
> I've read that as well as English, (IIRC) Swedish and Dutch are also
> official languages of this mailing list. We all are discussing in
> English because it's the modern world's Lingua Franca, sometimes giving
> an example in our natlangs if it is not Enlgish or other langs we've
> studied or know. So why are there other "official languages" on this
> list? Which are the other ones?
I am hardly the last word on such things, but here are my two
minor-currency-units.
It seems that most or all of the major languages of Europe will be
understood by at least two listmembers, and indeed several of the less
major ones. However, English is the only language we all have in common. I
personally dont deprecate side conversations in some other language (often
quite fun to try to decypher), but I think that common sense dictates that
anything meant for the group should be in English, otherwise you're
cutting yourself off from your potential audience.
Paul