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Subject:RE: German From:Beena V Katekar <Beena -dot- Katekar -at- kshema -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:34:52 +0530
So, what should be the concluding note to this Discussion?
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From: peter -at- softwell -dot- co -dot- uk [mailto:peter -at- softwell -dot- co -dot- uk]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:29 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: German
> Sorry, I was going to add a remark: There are actually several
> countries where you can go to speak German - Germany (there's only one
> left now, used to be more), most of Switzerland, Austria,
> Liechtenstein, and parts of Italy and Belgium. But Germany itself would
> probably be the best choice because the people in the other contries
> tend to speak dialects with non-standard choices of words. You'd have
> to unlearn somet of it to write documentation.
I'd add to that, be careful which part of Germany you chose. I lived in
Munich for three years and have been told that, at times, I speak
Bayerisch :-)
Peter, Nr Clonakilty, Co Cork, Ireland
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