Re: TECH: Official languages of the list
| From: | Mark P. Line <mark@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 21:12 |
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Peter Bleackley said:
> Staving Joe:
>>Trebor Jung wrote:
>>
>>>Joe wrote: "Dutch is the official language, however. English is
>>> decidedly
>>>unofficial."
>>>
>>>Why?
>>>
>>
>>Why not?
>>
>>I think that's 'warom niet' in Dutch, but I'm not at all sure.
>
>
> I suppose that this list could never consider its official language to be
> that used by its members on a daily basis for communication amongst
> themselves.
But that would be straightforwardly pragmatic. That kind of thing is not
tolerated on this list. You should be ashamed of yourself for even
suggesting it.
It is much more likely that subscribers will argue at length, in English
and only in English, about what the official language of the list should
be. I think the argument should start with a complete and exhaustive
explication of the meaning of 'language'.
-- Mark
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