Ah, thanks, Bill! I was wondering where all the other languages went off to.
Even better, then. With English as only one of the languages available on the web site, I think it is telling that the English language articles (whether for the UK or Ireland) show no signs of Imperial whatsoever. I think that reflects the changes in attitude and in practice (to a large extent) in those two countries. Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On 2007 May 21 , at 6:05 PM, Martin Vlietstra wrote: > > > Some really breath-taking pictures! ... (of Mars) > > As you say, it is all in metric units. However there is no French > > or German > > version, so the writers of the article obviously deemed it not worth > > translating on grounds that anybody who had sufficient interest to > > read it > > could also read English. > > There is really not any discrimination against languages other than > English. > > If you go back to the ESA home page, you will find a series of flags > across the top, one for each nation in the ESA (European Space > Agency). Clicking on the appropriate flag brings up articles written > in the language(s) of that country. So neither the Germans nor the > French (nor any of the others) are being discriminated against. > > However, it is still curious, because the different languages have > different articles, not the same articles in the other languages (so > far as I could tell). So, one still has to read articles in the > language in which it (presumably) was written. But that language is > not any more likely to be English than any of the others in the ESA. > > > Regards, > Bill Hooper > Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA > > ========================== > Make It Simple; Make It Metric! > ========================== > > >
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Some really breath-taking pictures! ... (of Mars)
As you say, it is all in metric units. However there is no French or German
version, so the writers of the article obviously deemed it not worth
translating on grounds that anybody who had sufficient interest to read it
could also read English.
There is really not any discrimination against languages other than English.If you go back to the ESA home page, you will find a series of flags across the top, one for each nation in the ESA (European Space Agency). Clicking on the appropriate flag brings up articles written in the language(s) of that country. So neither the Germans nor the French (nor any of the others) are being discriminated against.However, it is still curious, because the different languages have different articles, not the same articles in the other languages (so far as I could tell). So, one still has to read articles in the language in which it (presumably) was written. But that language is not any more likely to be English than any of the others in the ESA.Regards,Bill HooperFernandina Beach, Florida, USA==========================Make It Simple; Make It Metric!==========================
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