Re: [Flightgear-devel] English as a low common demoninator

2007-11-21 Thread Stuart Buchanan
Mike Schuh wrote: > On a more relevant point, I am willing to assist in writing documentation > or (more likely to actually happen) proof read what others have written. Help with documentation is very welcome. Martin Spott (who doesn't read the list) and myself are the active committers for

Re: [Flightgear-devel] English as a low common demoninator

2007-11-21 Thread Willie Fleming
On Wednesday 21 November 2007 18:45:12 David Megginson wrote: > The Economist once had an article suggesting (I'm not sure how > seriously) that languages like German or Japanese could be a > competitive advantage precisely because they're not widely spoken. In > an international business meeting,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] English as a low common demoninator

2007-11-21 Thread David Megginson
The Economist once had an article suggesting (I'm not sure how seriously) that languages like German or Japanese could be a competitive advantage precisely because they're not widely spoken. In an international business meeting, English speakers have no language to switch to for a private discussi

[Flightgear-devel] English as a low common demoninator

2007-11-21 Thread Mike Schuh
On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Jon Stockill wrote: >Melchior FRANZ wrote: > >> We all hate English, but it's the lowest common >> denominator. ;-) > >Oi! The's now't wrong wi english, even if nob'dy ahtside yorkshire can >talk reet. As the saying goes: If you can speak three languages, you are trilingual