Multilingual app: defining the meaning of ‘multilingual’
Andrew Alex
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Hi everybody,
I need to compare my flashcard and quiz app with its competitors.
They claim that their apps operate with multilingual cards.
Their cards are bilingual, whereas my cards can have three and more languages on each side of the card.
That’s why I ask, what does ‘multilingual’ means to you — more than one language or more than two?
Share your thoughts, please! Thank you :)
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Christopher Nguyen@semigrownkid
the word "multi" means many, so I guess 2 is considered many 👀
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@semigrownkid
Thanks for your opinion.
The Wiktionary has two interpretations. One is, as you said, “more than one”, and the second interpretation is “multitude, large number”.
That's why I want to find out the interpretation in conjunction with a specific word, namely the word "multilingual", particularly for a world-marketed product.
I am in doubt that it would be appropriate to sell paper sheets as "multifaceted" items.
@semigrownkid Or saying “multi-storey building” means a building having several storeys. Whereas “several” means more than two but not many.
So that’s not a simple question 😉
Thanks for your thoughts!