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By: Parlez-vous tech comm? | Technical Communication Center

Parlez-vous tech comm? | Technical Communication Center — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:06:19 +0000

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By: Theresa

Theresa — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:34:00 +0000

If you don’t live in a foreign country (and don’t work in a foreign language), it is difficult to maintain a useful working level of competence in a different language. Where it is beneficial to be able to converse in other languages is when you work in a multi-national team. Simple courtesies are often appreciated. But when you don’t?

By: Annette B.

Annette B. — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:08:57 +0000

I’m French and work/write only in English. I studied British English and I’m now working for an international company based in the USA. So we (tech writers) are requested to write American English for non-native English speakers. For this reason, it does help me to be fluent in another language, it gives me the required distance to know what is easily understandable and what is not.