I agree that this list is here to communicate and if that happens to be in englisch so be it!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Ben Laenen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:benlaenen@gmail.com">benlaenen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">Ivo De Broeck wrote:<br>
> 2010/11/20 Ben Laenen <<a href="mailto:benlaenen@gmail.com">benlaenen@gmail.com</a>><br>
</div><div class="im">> > If someone asks a question in Dutch, French or German, reply in the same<br>
> > language, unless your knowledge of it is too bad to reply, then just use<br>
> > English<br>
><br>
> is that a rule??? I proposed that everyone use his mother language. The<br>
> point is that the use of another language make it difficult to write an<br>
> answer with all necessary subtleties, or simply make an answer.<br>
<br>
</div>It's not a rule, but it just makes sense from a practical point of view given<br>
that today most people will understand English better than the other official<br>
languages of our country. And that's also why big discussions that matter to<br>
the entire country are preferably in English.<br>
<br>
But you can still write in the language you want, I don't care. Just keep in<br>
mind that a French post won't be read or understood by several Flemish people,<br>
and vice versa, and that this problem isn't as big with posts in English.<br>
<br>
But if someone asks for a little help in Dutch, there's no reason to jump to<br>
English if Dutch is your mother's tongue.<br>
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Ben<br>
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