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By on March 8, 2008 (35 Comments)

08international01 To Our International/Non native English Speaking Visitors Please read...

I recently made this site viewable in many more languages. I’m surprised by how much you are using this service already. If English is not your first language, please let me know how this is working for you. (To change language, click on a flag in the top right of this page.)


Comment in any language you would like (just be sure to put the name of your language in English, so I can translate what you write :)

Please represent your country here and get to know fellow readers! If your country isn’t on the map above, it will be now!

To Our International/Non native English Speaking Visitors Please read...

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  • Fernandez

    Hola from Spain. The translating works great. Many thanks!!

  • Fernandez

    Hola from Spain. The translating works great. Many thanks!!

  • Emisias

    This page does look good in French. Great work Thank you thank you

  • Emisias

    This page does look good in French. Great work Thank you thank you

  • HK292

    Very good. My English is not as good. I really like

  • HK292

    Very good. My English is not as good. I really like

  • Adam

    Hey asshole, not just the U.S speak English you know? Ever wondered why it’s called English?

  • Adam

    Hey asshole, not just the U.S speak English you know? Ever wondered why it’s called English?

  • http://mintywhite.com/ Rich

    Thanks for your kind words Adam. I’m not from the U.S.

  • http://mintywhite.com Rich

    Thanks for your kind words Adam. I’m not from the U.S.

  • scannie

    Hello!
    @Adam: Your ability to write properly amazes me.
    @Rich: Awesome job! It’s REALLY nice.

    Greetings from Argentina.

  • scannie

    Hello!
    @Adam: Your ability to write properly amazes me.
    @Rich: Awesome job! It’s REALLY nice.

    Greetings from Argentina.

  • scannie

    Hello!
    @Adam: Your ability to write properly amazes me.
    @Rich: Awesome job! It’s REALLY nice.

    Greetings from Argentina.

  • A.P

    Lol the Korean translation is SO bad oh well good thing I can speak English

  • A.P

    Lol the Korean translation is SO bad oh well good thing I can speak English

  • http://crueltobekind.org/ Nicole Simon

    It may surprise you, but as most western countries do have english in school being non native speaker does not necessary mean being incapable of understanding your english site.

    Additionally it is usually preferable to have a page in english (which you need a dictionary for) than to have a site done by automated translation.

    As it is the same in your case – the translation is unbearable though maybe useful to look up a few words. :) As long as you let it be a choice and do not try to force it on anybody (like in my case serve me german just because i come from a german ip) that is fine for me. ;)

  • http://crueltobekind.org Nicole Simon

    It may surprise you, but as most western countries do have english in school being non native speaker does not necessary mean being incapable of understanding your english site.

    Additionally it is usually preferable to have a page in english (which you need a dictionary for) than to have a site done by automated translation.

    As it is the same in your case – the translation is unbearable though maybe useful to look up a few words. :) As long as you let it be a choice and do not try to force it on anybody (like in my case serve me german just because i come from a german ip) that is fine for me. ;)

  • http://mintywhite.com/ Rich

    Thanks for your advice Nicole :)

    I’ll keep that in mind and make sure it’s an option. I just feel ignorant when I go to non English speaking countries and expect them to speak English… I want everyone to be able to enjoy my work.

  • http://mintywhite.com Rich

    Thanks for your advice Nicole :)

    I’ll keep that in mind and make sure it’s an option. I just feel ignorant when I go to non English speaking countries and expect them to speak English… I want everyone to be able to enjoy my work.

  • Exesee

    It works well enough – I say keep it

  • Exesee

    It works well enough – I say keep it

  • PaLyCH

    Best Regards from Russia

  • http://palpalych.ru/ PaLyCH

    Best Regards from Russia

  • Seamus

    I guess there’s not translaion any more

  • Seamus

    I guess there’s not translaion any more

  • Khanh

    Vietnamese is my first language, however, English is fine ^^

  • Khanh

    Vietnamese is my first language, however, English is fine ^^

  • Mel

    Things like this are truly opening the internet to the world.

  • Mel

    Things like this are truly opening the internet to the world.

  • Mel

    Yes, but see if you didn’t speak English then the translation would be a lifesaver!

  • Mel

    Yes, but see if you didn’t speak English then the translation would be a lifesaver!

  • Mel

    For rude…get some manners, eh?

  • Mel

    For rude…get some manners, eh?

  • Wwilm

    English isn’t my first language. Portuguese (Brazil) is my native language. In general I like more the English language (despite I’m not very fluent), for info matters because the majority of software come in English. So, even the translated programs I usually choose the English option. It’s less confusing.
    Windows Guides is the best newsletter I ever have known. WG is helping a lot to know the new Microsoft OS Windows 7.
    Accept my congratulations for your serious and brilliant work.
    Regards,
    Norberto – Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil

    • http://richr.org/ Rich

      Thanks Norberto.


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