Re: TECH: Official languages of the list

I thought that the list "INFO" message actually addressed this. It does
not.
The usual thing that I've said when this has come up (though it has
come up more often on AUXLANG than here) is that the "working language"
of the list is English, but that this is not mandated, but reflects the
fact that it's the language most likely to reach most subscribers to
the list. Posts are not discouraged in any language, but practically,
they won't reach as many readers.

Make of that what you will.

   -- David


On Aug 10, 2004, at 10:30 AM, Carsten Becker wrote:

> Hello,
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks,
> Carsten
>

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