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Is it OK to write emails in English when booking accommodation?
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[QUOTE="Kathar1na, post: 1231475, member: 15378"] When booking a bed or enquire about availability, the aim is to make yourself understood and to understand any replies. It is always easiest and fastest to write and read in your own language. The albergue or hotel staff receive dozens of requests. You write only one request to them. They deal with you in their professional capacity, you in your private capacity. You write in your leisure time, they read and reply during work time. You know nothing about their foreign language capabilities. So do what has been suggested: Write your message in English, pass it through a translator app or website, copy-paste both texts into your email or other message and press send. The advice for Americans to use 5 April instead of 4/5 is a good one. Another piece of advice: Write simple short sentences. This makes it more likely that the machine translation provides a decent result. [/QUOTE]
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