# Support for formal/informal language variations

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [24 Abril , 2014 12:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035 "2014-04-24T12:40:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sander78](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sander78/32/296615_2.png) [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\
**Post date:** [24 Abril , 2014 12:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035/1 "2014-04-24T12:40:36Z")

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In some languages (Romanic and Germanic for example) there are significant differences between formal and informal speech. Right now I made the whole Dutch translation informal, but I can imagine some people might want to have a formal version.

Could Discourse support this in the future?

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