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From: rharmsen@knoware.nl (Ruud Harmsen)
Subject: Re: Single European Language
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In article <3rsdbc$6eo@panix2.panix.com> rcpj@panix.com (Pierre Jelenc) writes:
>>It is a silly idea that a culturally neutral language with any of the 
>>grace of the existing languages of Europe can be formed.  Zamenhof knew 

>And yet it does. Another beautiful theory shot down by an ugly fact.
Esperanto has its own _kind_ of grace, like any other language. All languages 
are beautiful and ugly at the same time, and beautiful because of being ugly. 
Look at people; it's what they share with languages.
