Re: Languages other than English on the mailing list

[Jay Hamilton, Sound and Silence]

I too can read the French but it would be very convenient to have a 
translation so I do not inadvertently misunderstand.
Merci
Jay

Benjamin Esham wrote:

> On Jun 24, 2005, at 9:10 AM, andrea valle wrote:
>
> > (...Ehm, I'm sorry to be  unpopular and I don't want to seem  
> > unkind...).
> > I understand with no problem French and I like it very much even if  
> > I cannot speak it, but the language of the list is, helas!, English:
> > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
> >
> > Maybe other people cannot understand French and they are excluded  
> > from discussion.
>
>
> Perhaps when a message is posted in a language other than English,  
> people who can read that language could send a [rough] translation to  
> the list as well.  That way, people could ask questions even if they  
> do not speak English (though getting replies would be another matter,  
> I guess).  If I see a message in French and no one has sent along a  
> translation, I may do this to make sure the question reaches the  
> broadest possible audience.
>
> Any other thoughts about this?

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