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Dominic Duffin

I realise that there may be advantages to writing in English - you are likely to reach a larger audience because so many people understand it and it is now used worldwide. I am a native English speaker so I write in English anyway.

However, I believe that unless there is a good reason not to, you should use your native language. I wouldn't like to see a world in which there is just one or two world languages - linguistic diversity is important in my opinion. Although I only understand small amounts of other languages online translators are pretty good nowadays and I can therefore read content written in other languages if I want to.

If you are participating in conversations or working on projects where everyone else is using English, then English is probably the best route to go. Otherwise, I'd like to recommend using your native language.