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From: webber@utstat.uucp (Bob Webber)
Subject: Re: postings in the French language
Message-ID: <1989Sep26.153200.959@utstat.uucp>
Keywords: appropriate, language, subsequent
Reply-To: webber@utubrutus.toronto.edu (Bob Webber)
Organization: Statistics, U. of Toronto
References:  <1178@mannix.iros1.UUCP> <3837.251eb4d9@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Distribution: can
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 89 15:32:00 GMT

In article <3837.251eb4d9@uwovax.uwo.ca> J G Miller  writes:
>In article <1178@mannix.iros1.UUCP>, leonard@pivele.iro.umontreal.ca (Nicolas Leonard) writes:
>> Oh, jusqu'ici ca va...
>[and subsequent postings in the French language]
>
>Is not the group can.francais more appropriate for these postings,
>after all this is not can.politique?
>
>//Greg Miller

Pourquoi pas?  Consider it a challenge (no, better, an _opportunity_) to
learn something about Canada's other official language and other imperialist
running dog founding culture.  Or a chance to make new friends by politely
asking for a translation if your language skills aren't up to par.
-- 
Bob Webber, Office of the Dean of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
Internet: webber@artsci.toronto.edu; webber@utstat.toronto.edu
UUCP: utzoo!utas!webber; utzoo!utstat!webber