...the irony is that the discussion will be in English. One of the worlds most inconsistent, awkward, written languages. [1] Further more, most code is English. Example: it's usually "if/else" not "si/sinon" or "と/又は"
IMHO I don't think the analogy holds. However, I don't know of a better way to describe it.
PS: I'm bilingual (French/English)
[1] http://aclassen.faculty.arizona.edu/content/english-language...