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From: markrose@spss.com (Mark Rosenfelder)
Subject: Re: One point against Esperanto
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Date: Wed, 8 Mar 1995 22:51:36 GMT
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In article <HINSENK.95Mar7155741@cyclone.ere.umontreal.ca>,
Hinsen Konrad <hinsenk@cyclone.ERE.UMontreal.CA> wrote:
>       In browsing through the discussion on Esperanto, this occurred to
>   me.  Many people have trouble with the English sound-system, especially
>   those who speak Chinese or Japanese.  I don't mean this to be a flame, 
>   but how do people handle the foreign sounds of Esperanto?
>
>It is certainly more difficult for them than for most Europeans, but
>it is still easier than learning to pronounce any other European
>language, especially English.

Easier than *any other European language*?  That's quite a claim.
In what way is Esperanto easier to learn to pronounce than Italian or
Spanish, especially as it has more phonemes?
