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From: elna@netcom.com (Esperanto League N America)
Subject: Re: language vs project
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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 23:05:39 GMT
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hrick@magicnet.net (Rick Harrison) writes in a recent posting (reference <hrick-ya023180002502972347070001@news.magicnet.net>):
>
>It is odd that Esperanto does not distinguish between singular and
>plural with _vi,_ but has irregular plurals for the first and third
>person pronouns. 

I agree. Had I invented the language, I likely would have included
a plural form. But this does not mean I refuse to support it as it is!

>        However, if you look at any auxiliary language
>proposal, you can find things to object to.  And some things that
>make sense to you will seem strange to others.
>
Just so. And folks who enjoy denigrating others' work will always
uncover targets for their ire.
You can't please all of the people all of the time.

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