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YanBrassard (Offline)
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04-09-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
Expecting scientists to explain themselves in a language other than their own is a barbed-wire to progress.

There are thousands of talented translators who can translate their findings when needed. Why make the scientist learn a foreign language?
I agree with you. Asking to all the scientists of a country to explain themselves in English is purely arrogant, especially when it is asked by a native English speaker.


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