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From: John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>
Subject: Re: The imprecise use of language to deceive (was: Cloneing)
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Roger wrote:

> Spanish is pretty close to being the second most common language
> in the world and is easy to learn, accents excepted. It allows
> some links with Italian and Portuguese.

If by "common language" you mean "language spoken by a larger
number of people", then Spanish is maybe fourth at best.

If you mean "with widely distributed speakers", then it is probably
third, as most Hindi-speakers live in a compact area.

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John Cowan						cowan@ccil.org
			e'osai ko sarji la lojban
