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I think you misunderstood Zetetic, and he was actually using the "decrease" as an example of something where using English wouldn't be advisable, in contrast to "extended" non-standard terminology for which English might be more suitable.
And whether English is a "standard" language or not, it's simply a fact that it's (after Mandarin and Spanish, I think) one of the most well-known languages around the world. The fact that using Italian words in music has more tradition doesn't mean every musician speaks Italian fluently. In fact, most musicians do not speak Italian at all, but just know a certain range of terms, whereas a good number of them can speak English. Therefore if you describe something where no well-known standard exists, chances are better that you will be understood if you use English.
I think we all agreed that for very standartised terms, we should simply stick with the standard, which is in many cases Italian. I don't think anybody here advocates the use of "softly" over "p". The only question is how far and for what it makes sense to use Italian or any other specific language.
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