![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
Considering several people may have only a passive understanding of a language, but may still wish to participate in a topic, replying in English in this forum will be acceptable even if a topic has been started in a different language. However, it should be assumed that the other participants will carry on in the original language.
We also encourage people whose first language is not English to not refrain from posting in the other forums out of shyness.
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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