Path: utzoo!lsuc!atha!philmtl!ray From: ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Raymond Dunn) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Re: french-->English Translating Message-ID: <739@philmtl.philips.ca> Date: 3 Oct 89 17:58:54 GMT References: <1989Oct2.194325.15484@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Reply-To: ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Raymond Dunn) Distribution: can Organization: Philips Electronics Ltd. - St. Laurent P.Q., Canada Lines: 47 In article <1989Oct2.194325.15484@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umhudso7@ccu.umanitoba.ca () writes: >I'm REALLY starting to get, well, pissed off at some of these french >postings. I mean, they're excluding a portion of the audience from >reading their viewpoint, and that way you can't get a full story >from _both_ sides. True, they do have a right to >post, and basically do anything, in french, but many of us AREN'T >french! There are many people who can't or WON'T read french out here! >(I'm in the latter - suffered thru High School french because I need >it for the Forces - but I *hate* it, and I hate those who post french >*even though* they know English, but I guess that's just personal >preference) What I really want to know is this: is there ANYONE out >there who would/could take these french postings and make them into >some understandable English? I CAN read french, but I have to sit here and >think about exactly what I'm reading, and I can't do that because I've >got ALOT of mail, etc to read (read - I don't want to waste time >trying to translate). I know there's people out there in the same >boat, and I know we'd appreciate it, even though their ideas STILL >wouldn't make sense! :-) I'm almost convinced this was posted as a joke, and am willing to give the poster the benefit of the doubt. For those of you who think the sentiment is legitimate, please read the following: I'm REALLY starting to get, well, pissed off at some of these english postings. I mean, they're excluding a portion of the audience from reading their viewpoint, and that way you can't get a full story from _both_ sides. True, they do have a right to post, and basically do anything, in english, but many of us AREN'T english! There are many people who can't or WON'T read english out here! (I'm in the latter - suffered thru High School english because I need it for the Forces - but I *hate* it, and I hate those who post english *even though* they know English, but I guess that's just personal preference) What I really want to know is this: is there ANYONE out there who would/could take these english postings and make them into some understandable English? I CAN read english, but I have to sit here and think about exactly what I'm reading, and I can't do that because I've got ALOT of mail, etc to read (read - I don't want to waste time trying to translate). I know there's people out there in the same boat, and I know we'd appreciate it, even though their ideas STILL wouldn't make sense! :-) [understand that the *I* isn't me, but you get the point....] -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ray@philmt.philips.ca Philips Electronics Ltd. | ..!{uunet|philapd|philabs}!philmtl!ray 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext : 2347 (Phonemail) St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | FAX : (514) 744-6455 TLX : 05-824090