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From: Dewi Daniels <dewi@daniels.org.uk>
Subject: Re: English-only? [was Re: option de compilation pour GNAT sous
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Date: 2000/07/14
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Philip Anderson <phil.anderson@gecm.com> wrote:

>I haven't seen a charter for this group, but it would seem a surprising
>restriction to impose.  There is the practical disadvantage that a post
>in another language might not reach all those who would be interested,
>but if someone prefers to use their native language or does not have the
>confidence to write in a second language, they should not inhibited from
>asking a question.
>
>Of course it is quite reasonable to reply in English, since most people
>can read English better than they can write it, but it is still good
>practice to avoid English or American idioms.
>
>A surprising number of people seem to take exception to postings in
>languages other than English - though nothing like the flames that can
>come to someone using English in a language-specific newsgroup or
>mailing list!  Since the Internet and Usenet are multinational, with
>readers and contributors from all over the world, I don't see why more
>locations should not be multilingual (except language-specific locations
>of course).

Rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr gyda ti (I agree completely with you).

P.S. Is this the first posting to comp.lang.ada in Welsh?
--=20
Dewi Daniels
West Ashton, Wiltshire, England