Mozart, being Austrian, was more discreet? On 19 February 2013 07:27, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton < rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> sooo weird... > > Just some observations, my written English is bad, it is something I have > to > improve, however, my understanding, both read when listening are close to a > native, and my oral production is excellent (:P). And honestly, I will not > really use my writing ability in Wikimania or Hong Kong, but my English was > evaluated for it. > > But I think the message should be "have a level of English sufficient to > follow the lectures, discussions and conversations" > > And also I did not find that a good test for English, there's a maximum > limit, but there is no minimum limit. I could say: "I have a very > restricted diet because I am Jewish and vegan, so my diet is restricted to > that." > > I could say, or, "I like almost everything, but I'm lactose intolerant, so > I can do much poop if I eat things with milk." Until that can be > interpreted only > as something to check if I have dietary restrictions, as in previous > questionnaires. > > And one of the advantages of being Brazilian, is that many of us find it > easy to understand other Latinos, the reverse is not true, I would not find > it strange to see some lectures in Interlingua, or even, Italian or > Spanish. > > But as the Wikimania is itinerant, lectures in the local language could be > very interesting, and even a form of local people interact more, I > know that English > is present among the HK natives, but I do not see why not have a lectures > in > Cantonese to appreciate local culture... > > > On 19 February 2013 01:09, Mathieu Stumpf <psychosl...@culture-libre.org > >wrote: > > > Le lundi 18 février 2013 à 21:09 +1100, Liam Wyatt a écrit : > > > Yes, I think that writing "I will bring Stroopwafels" gives you an > > > automatic extra 10points in the scholarship assessment ;-) > > > > > > wittylama.com > > > Peace, love & metadata > > > > Goddamn[1], why do you tell that only now! > > > > [1] Of course you should have read "le Mariage de Figaro" to understand > > this subtle reference : > > {{fr}} http://monsu.desiderio.free.fr/bibliotheque/goddam.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > > > > -- > Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton > rodrigo.argen...@gmail.com > +55 11 97 97 18 884 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l