But why say it's okay to ask questions if you're learning about $TECH, but not okay if you're learning both $TECH and $LANGUAGE_JAPANESE?

Why is learning about one, and asking for help with it, okay while learning about both, and accepting help for both bad?

> If I'm imposing on someone, the expectation is that I am going to bend over backwards to not waste their time, and that means

...reading the fine manual?

And ESR's grammar advice is insufferable.