LL-L "Anniversary" 2006.03.14 (06) [E]

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14 March 2006 * Volume 06
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Anniversary

Hi, Lowlanders!

No, no!  It's not the dreaded whip again, just a gentle reminder and a 
request regarding the Anniversary presentation 
(http://www.lowlands-l.net/anniversary/).

On the following page there is an appeal in several languages:
http://www.lowlands-l.net/anniversary/index.php?page=your_language

The languages are (in this order):
* English
* Dutch
* Afrikaans
* Low Saxon (Northern, Germany)
* German
* French
* Spanish (Castilian)
* Portuguese
* Italian
* Greek
* Russian
* Hebrew
* Arabic
* Indonesian/Malay
* Chinese

Jean-Luc was already so kind as to correct my French version.  Perhaps some 
of you will be equally kind by checking the other versions for accuracy and 
informing me privately of any errors or improvements.

Please note that I limited this to a handful of strategic languages, namely 
those that reach the desired target readerships, especially where these 
languages are known by speakers of many minority languages and/or dialects. 
(Arabic is obvious, since it falls into this category. I added Hebrew 
because Israel is a particularly rich treasure trove of languages from all 
over the world, including numerous Judeo-specific ones.)

I added the suggestion about language name substitution only in those 
languages that are likely to reach speakers of languages used in areas that 
may not have words for "wren" and/or "lion."  This is why it is not found in 
German, Low Saxon, Italian and Hebrew (but it does appear in Dutch so as to 
reach more folks in the Caribbean and South America).

Thanks for sending me any help to my address 
(http://www.lowlands-l.net/anniversary/).  The same goes for new 
translations and sound files.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron 

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