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From: donh@netcom.com (Don HARLOW)
Subject: Re: Esperanto? The EU? (Very, very long)
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Organization: Esperanto League for North America, Inc.
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Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 23:22:11 GMT
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livesey@solntze.engr.sgi.com (Jon Livesey) skribis en lastatempa afisxo <3hphq0$spn@fido.asd.sgi.com>:
>In article <donhD3y04n.JIH@netcom.com>, donh@netcom.com (Don HARLOW) writes:
>>
>> I apologize to Mr. Livesey and have to put it down to the probability 
>> that I missed the posting in which he actually asked a question 
>> instead of stating an opinion.
>
>My dear chap.   I wouldn't dream of taking up valuable time,
>that you might otherwise use in posting in Esperanto, to answer
>*all* the questions I asked.    Perhaps you would like to answer
>one that I have asked several times and which no-one, I believe,
>has answered.
>
>Describe in detail the process by which Esperanto is going to
>become a common working language for the EC.   We're told that
>the last thing in anyone's mind is to enforce it, and we're 
>told that Esperanto needs no subsidies, special treatment, or 
>favouritism from EC officials.   We are told that no-one is to
>be required to speak it.
>
>So go ahead and tell us how it's going to happen.
>
Since I'm not particularly in favor of the idea in the first place (as 
you would know if you had read the posting that you purported to be 
answering), it's not at all clear why I should go ahead and tell you 
how it's going to happen...



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