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From: hachiman@netcom.com (Steve Schwichow)
Subject: Re: Single European Language (german?)
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roger (Roger@ducks.demon.co.uk) wrote:

<Diana's statement snipped>

: While it doesn't make it right, I think that those who spoke Esperanto 
: in the European dictatorships suffered because they were usually Communists 
: or, at least, regarded as such. 

The very idea of inter-border cooperation and communication outside the 
control of the fascist dictatorship was anathema.  Since both communism 
and Esperanto were international movements, it is not unimaginable that 
one might consider an Esperantist as being a communist, or vice versa.  
Any dictatorship will easily fall into paranoia and move to remove its 
enemies....real or imagined.

<Mi pardonpetas, Diana>
<forgive me, Diana>

: Which language can most Europeans understand, as a first or second
: language? Which language is most often taught as a second language?
:  

But more importantly, as we move into the 21st century and an integrated 
Europe....which language is the most easy to learn, and would most 
respect the extant languages and cultures?  Could it be....Esperanto?!?!?

(Finally) Diana said:

: > But maybe you really love all the irregular verbs in German.:-)

: Is there something sinful about irregularities in a language. They are
: not even inconvenient.

Since this is not a religio-philosophical arguement, and I'm a Buddhist 
who doesn't believe in sin, let's just deal with the problem of 
irregularities in language.

***

I finds the problems of irregularitys in english is more big for those
mans and womans who is not borned in countrys where they speaks english. 
My brother and I was borned in the U.S. and we was childs who speaked only
english. 

I studyed german in high school because I wanted to learn the 
language of my grandfather who was borned in Autria, and I studyed 
russian, german and a little french at the university.  Boy, those 
languages were just chock-full of idioms and irregularitys.  I just 
dozn't understand why anybody wants to learn them. I thanks Buddha that 
english is so regular. 

I hopes you all forgives me for my regularitys ;-)


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Namaste,

Steve
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