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Thanks, Metatone. Below, in a response to WhataboutBob, I suggest including an English summary of such diaries to help make the topic clear, adding to whatever light Babelfish or other may throw. Plus the possibility (which I made explicit) that English comments are allowed, meaning that questions can be asked.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 10:25:12 AM EST
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and for some reason, I didn't think I was welcome to interupt that diary with a "hey, watcha all talking about?" Not sure why...

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
by whataboutbob on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 10:38:38 AM EST
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That's strange. Especially since people - like me - were commenting in English already.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 10:41:11 AM EST
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who knows, but when I looked it was all in French, had no idea what was being talked about...and it struck me weird...

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
by whataboutbob on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 10:57:54 AM EST
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The way I saw it in that thread, if you didn't speak any French, you could comment in English, but if you spoke French but preferred to comment in English, you were then gently reprimanded. These were just temporary, quick rules anyhow.
by Alex in Toulouse on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 10:56:33 AM EST
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That would have been fine. I'd have asked you if you were just fooling around or if you wanted to know more about the topic, and I could have given you a rundown. But I should have summarized it in the diary text.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 11:23:18 AM EST
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and for some reason, I didn't think I was welcome to interupt that diary with a "hey, watcha all talking about?" Not sure why... ,

Me too. I looked at it a couple of times, and there was no english in it at that time. My (many years ago) schoolgirl french enabled me to pick up some words, and make guesses at meaning, but certainly not enough to join in. For me, one of the reasons I didn't feel able to ask for translation was a sense of embarrassment at my lack of proficiency in other languages.

by Boudicca (badgerval at hotmail dot com) on Tue Jan 24th, 2006 at 02:18:26 PM EST
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