Questions tagged [languages]
For questions related to using various languages on math.SE.
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What is Math SE's policy on posts in languages other than English?
What is Math SE's policy on questions, answers, and comments which are posted in languages other than English? What should I do if I see something written in another language?
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3 votes
1 answer
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How to ask a question which has to use terminology from a foreign language that doesn't have an accurate translation in English?
The question I want to ask is about a concept for which there is a specific term in a foreign language. The problem is that this term doesn't have an accurate translation in english and since it ...
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2 votes
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What should I do about answers/questions in other languages?
I stumped upon this answer not in English by a new user. Using Google translates, it seems the user is answering some irrelevant stuffs, so I think it would be safe to down vote. But what should I do ...
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2 votes
0 answers
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Language review.
I'm Spanish so muy mother tongue is Spanish. I write and speak English quite well. I have to do a kind of project at the university about Lax-Milgram theorem and for that I have to write an abstract ...
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20 votes
4 answers
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Answers to questions not asked in English
Recently, I stumbled upon this post, which was posted in Portuguese. When I asked the OP in a comment to restate the question in English, other posters told me that according to this post on Meta, ...
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9 votes
1 answer
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Can I speak Persian(other than English) in comments?
One person from Iran write a question and there is no answer to it. If we discuss in Persian may be I can understand better his problem and answer it. Can I do it generally in comments, with Persian ...
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-6 votes
3 answers
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Tag for non-English questions
As per this discussion, users are allowed to ask questions in another language. Would it help to have two tags - "foreign language" (for questions when they are posted) and "translated" (the person ...
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-9 votes
1 answer
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Proposal for a Portuguese version of Mathematics SE
There is a proposal for a new Q&A site of Mathematics for Portuguese-speaking users, which form a considerable amount of contributors of this site. I'd really appreciate the support and comments ...
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