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Subject: Re: Language Barrier

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 22:31:41 05/10/98

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On May 10, 1998 at 07:39:10, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On May 10, 1998 at 03:20:32, Don Dailey wrote:
>
>>>>Fernando,
>>>>
>>>>I respectfully request you post in English, especially since you both
>>>>are obviously very fluent in it and everyone on this group at least
>>>>understands it (even if not their first language.)   When you post
>>>>in Spanish you essentially encrypt it for me and I suspect most of
>>>>the other readers in this particular group.   If you don't want it
>>>>to be understood by most, why not send email.  Or was it intended
>>>>only for Spanish speakers?
>>>
>>>We do post in Spanglish 99% of the time because we want to be understood
>>>by everybody, and at times we use our own language. There is no rule of
>>>any sort that makes English mandatory over the net, so I see nothing
>>>wrong about having every now and then posts in Spanish, German or any
>>>other language.
>>>
>>>Enrique
>>>
>>>>- Don
>>
>>Enrique,
>>
>>Would anyone mind if I sent encrypted messages to a friend using this
>>newsgroup?
>
>Do you mean Spanish is encrypted code? Some people speak it, you would
>be surprised. And we do post almost always in English precisely because
>we want to be understood. I don't think it makes sense to make a point
>picking on the exceptions.
>
>Enrique
>
>>   I promise it will be computer chess related.  We feel more
>>comfortable with this language and a public forum where people get
>>together
>>to share ideas as a group seems like the perfect place for just the two
>>of us to have a private conversation.  When we want to be understood by
>>everybody then we'll use English.  There is no rule of any sort that
>>makes English mandatory over the net so I see nothing wrong with this.
>>
>>- Don

When I write in a foreign language on the internet (and that is seldom!)
I provide an English translation, and nobody has ever gotten bent out of
shape about it.  Just a possibility.

Dave



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