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Skriven 2013-08-10 21:44:02 av Bart Verhaeghe (2:292/907.1)
   Kommentar till text 9618 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
Ärende: Official Language of Fidonet
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Hallo Lee!

10 Aug 13 19:49, Lee Lofaso has written All:

 LL> Hello Everybody,

 LL> Where y'at?

 LL> The following is taken from the Holy Bible of FidoNet,
 LL> otherwise known as P4 -

 LL>  FidoNet Policy Document
 LL>  Version 4.07

 LL>  1.0  Language

 LL>  The official language of FidoNet is English.
 LL>  All documents must exist in English.  Translation
 LL>  into other languages is encouraged.

 LL> This should be clear to all who can read and write
 LL> the English language.  Or is it?  After all, there are
 LL> many different kinds of English that exists in the world.
 LL> As such, which version, dialect, or variation of English
 LL> should we use?

 LL> Should we use British English?  Even Britons cannot
 LL> agree on what is the King's English.  For example, there
 LL> is BBC English, which every Doctor Who fan is familiar
 LL> with.  There is also English English, which even boggles
 LL> the minds of Englishmen, not to mention Englishwomen.
 LL> Of course, there is Scottish English, the Scots never
 LL> wanting to have anything with England, knowing what
 LL> past kings of England have done to Scotland.  Which
 LL> is why most Scots call Scottish English just plain
 LL> Scots.  Norn is another form of English that is spoken,
 LL> and sometimes written.  Welsh English is a most lovable
 LL> language used for singing songs, made famous by whales.
 LL> Lets not forget about Ulster Scots, and Irish English.
 LL> Nor should Hiberno-English, and other dialects spoken
 LL> in the British Isles, be forgotten.

 LL> Let's look at some other forms of English that exist -

 LL> Far from merry ol' England, Antipodean English is spoken.
 LL> Broken down into subdivisions, this language includes
 LL> Australian English, Aboriginal English, New Zealand English,
 LL> Maori English, Tok Pisin, Bislama/Beach la Mer, etc.

 LL> Yes, my friends, English is truly an international language.
 LL> And this international language is not limited to England,
 LL> Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.  Let us continue our
 LL> trip around the world, searching for the perfect English
 LL> to write our documents in -

 LL> East Asian English is spoken by more people than mad dogs
 LL> and Englishmen, Australians and Kiwis included.  Broken
 LL> down into separate variants of East Asian English you will
 LL> find Hong Kong English, Singapore English, Malaysian English,
 LL> Philippines English, Japanese English, Chinese English, etc.

 LL> Of course, there are more Asians who speak and write English
 LL> than just East Asians -

 LL> South Asian English is widely spoken, and can be broken down
 LL> into variations, such as Indian English, Pakistani English,
 LL> Bangladeshi English, Nepalese English, Sri Lankan English,
 LL> Burmese English, etc.

 LL> Let us not stop in Asia -

 LL> African English is widely spoken, and not just by black
 LL> folks.  Variations of African English include Nigerian
 LL> English, Ghanian English, Cameroon English, Sierra Leone
 LL> Kno, West African Pidgin, Kenyan English, Ugandan English,
 LL> Tanzanian English, Zambian English, Zimbabwean English,
 LL> South African English, etc.

 LL> Many peoples in island countries also speak and write English -

 LL> Caribbean English is widely spoken in the Caribbean, and can
 LL> be broken down into variations, such as Jamaican National
 LL> Language, Barbadian/Bajan, Trinidadian, Bahamian, Belizian,
 LL> Guyanese, Nicaraguan, etc.

 LL> Since P4 was written primarily, if not entirely, by sysops
 LL> from zone 1, it stands to reason that the English they were
 LL> referring to was either Canadian English or American English.
 LL> Let's take a look at Canadian English first -

 LL> Canadian English is English spoken and written by Canadians.
 LL> Canadian English can be broken down into different variations,
 LL> such as Quebec English, Frenglish/Franglais, Newfoundland
 LL> English, Athabascan English, Inuit English, Ukrainian English,
 LL> etc.

 LL> On the other hand, it could be that the Founding Fathers of P4
 LL> fully intended the English to be used in FidoNet to be American
 LL> English, and no other form of English.  As such, we must take
 LL> a closer look at what exactly is American English -

 LL> American English can be broken down into many variations,
 LL> including Network Standard (spoken language only, reserved
 LL> for use by television news broadcasters, with each television
 LL> network having its own standard), Eastern New England,
 LL> Western New England, Boston Urban, Hudson Valley, New York
 LL> City, Bonac, Inland Northern, San Francisco Urban, Upper
 LL> Midwestern, Chicago Urban, North Midland, South Midland,
 LL> Pennsylvania German-English, Rocky Mountain, Pacific Norethwest,
 LL> Pacific Southwest, Southwestern, Ozark, Southern Appalachian,
 LL> Virginia Piedmont, Coastal Southern, Gullah, Smoky Mountain
 LL> English, Ocracoke, Gulf Southern, Louisiana, etc.

 LL> Louisiana is not really a language in and of itself.  However,
 LL> there are many different languages widely spoken and written in
 LL> Louisiana - Cajun French, Cajun English, Yat, Provincial French,
 LL> and Louisiana French Creole.  Cajun English and Yat are very
 LL> distinct forms of English, the other languages being French or
 LL> derived from French.

 LL> I move that Yat be designated the official language of FidoNet,
 LL> along with designating the St. Bernard doggie as FidoNet's official
 LL> mascot.

 LL> For more info on the Yat language, along with pronunciation guide,
 LL> visit this url -

 LL> http://www.gumbopages.com/yatspeak.html

 it is English but some folk's don't understand this policy.


with best regards,
Bart

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