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=== Format talk ===

This table has become next to unusable, because it is too big. Try to find out how to say "how much" in Slovene and you'll know what I mean. Not to mention the footnote mess (on a different page no less). I think we should scrap the table format and go with a simplified list approach, incorporating the footnotes where they belong.

'''German'''
* German: ''deutsch'' /doych/
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2002/08/06 [[User:Perique des Palottes|Perique des Palottes]]

:Yeah, why not? --[[Juuitchan]]

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It's big. It needs to be split. Until we do that, how about a table format or some such, like the below? We can fit at least four languages per line; either alphabetize or categorize (Germanic, Romance, etc.). We'd end up cutting out at least three-fourths of the English equivalents with only a <nowiki></td><td></nowiki> between languages.
 --[[User:Geoffrey|Geoffrey]]
<table border="1"><tr><th>English</th><th>French</th><th>(other languages)</th></tr>
<tr><td>Hello</td><td>Bonjour /bo(n)-zhoor/</td><td>...</td></tr>
<tr><td>Please</td><td>S'il vous pla&icirc;t (/seel-voo-play/)</td><td>...</td></tr></table>

:just as a suggestion: eliminating the attempts to indicate pronunciation would narrow the table, and the word or phrase could become a link to a sound file of someone actually saying the phrase... -- [[User:Someone else|Someone else]] 23:32 Apr 29, 2003 (UTC)
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::That'd be a lot of sound files, unless there be one for each language. And who's going to say the phrase? It might work as an extra, but for me I find written pronunciations easier. What about linebreaking? This example gives the speaker character in computers with Webdings - we may wish to upload an icon for greater compatibility.--[[User:Geoffrey|Geoffrey]] 21:07 Apr 30, 2003 (UTC)
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Hello <font face="Webdings">[[X]]</font><br />/heh-low/</td>
<td>Bonjour <font face="Webdings">[[X]]</font><br />/bah(n)-sure/</td>
</tr></table>