# 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:** ![elberet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elberet/32/122404_2.png) [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\
**Post date:** [25 Abril , 2014 01:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-formal-informal-language-variations/15035/7 "2014-04-25T01:21:51Z")

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@Sander78, thanks for bringing this up. I’ve been toying with the idea to create an informal German translation but ran into the same wall.

@neil, you wouldn’t be the first person trying and failing to get to grips with the distinctions between formal and informal speech. However, I don’t believe that deciding on either one is the right approach; the differences between formal and informal may be subtle, but it sets a certain tone and different communities will want to be able to choose.

Maybe translations could be removed from the core entirely and be installed as plugins?

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