Xref: utzoo can.general:1775 can.politics:2788 Path: utzoo!censor!becker!ncrcan!tim From: tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson) Newsgroups: can.general,can.politics Subject: Re: postings in the French language Keywords: appropriate, language, subsequent Message-ID: <1615@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> Date: 26 Sep 89 13:15:38 GMT References: <1989Sep6.222038.2707@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> <1178@mannix.iros1.UUCP> <3837.251eb4d9@uwovax.uwo.ca> Reply-To: tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Tim Nelson) Followup-To: can.general Distribution: can Organization: NCR Canada Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario Lines: 29 In article <3837.251eb4d9@uwovax.uwo.ca> J G Millerwrites: >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? Why do you think that we should limit our discussions to a single language? Granted this is the language of international commerce, but if someone wishes to converse in any other language, especially the official second language of this country, why not allow this? Also, if all French language discussions took place in can.francais, it would be such a mess that it would be hard to follow any discussions. If you are still bothered by this, then I suggest a semi-solution: Anyone posting an article in French also, in the same article, post the English translation, and anyone posting an article in English also, again in the same article, post the French translation. That is if the poster knows the other language. Come on now, lighten up. 8-) ================= tim (nelson) | uucp ...!uunet!attcan!ncrcan!tim ncr canada | internet tim@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (416) 826-9000 | 6865 Century Ave, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 2E2 ================= * Have a good day, and a great forever.