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to: ALEJANDRO PELAEZ
from: MODERATOR
date: 1998-02-04 09:04:00
subject: Language

Alejandro Pelaez said in a message to Mathieu Bouchard:
 AP>> Disculpen si esta pregunta puede parecer molesta, pero ¨es
 AP>> obligatorio escribir en ingl‚s, o s˘lo es conveniente (no un
 AP>> requerimiento) para que el mensaje tenga m s repercusi˘n?
 MB> jag f”rst†r inte du...
 MB> (explains it all!)
 MB> … la prochaine.
 AP> I say: Can I write in Spanish here? I like english, but I write so
 AP> bad ÷;á) 
I don't expressly prohibit non-English posts, Alejandro, but please 
understand that your odds of getting a reply are seriously damaged if the 
post is not in English.
I would prefer, though, and it will help you as well, that any non-English 
posts should include a English translation in the same message (no matter how 
bad the translation).
Incidentally, it's also been my observation that most people whose primary 
language is not English, usually don't speak/translate as poorly as they 
-think- they do -- but then perhaps that's because us U.S. people are now 
constantly surrounded by lazy Americans who -cannot- speak or write English.
Lawrence Garvin
Moderator, UNIX
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