Re: The 2nd language issue

Hi Iuri,
What you say is correct to an extent. Esperanto turns out to be a
difficult language to learn. In concept, Esperanto is ideal; in
workability, quite forboding. The reason I like the use of English as a
common language is because it seems to be one in which many folks on the
web can communicate -- perhaps if it weren't for English, you and I
would NOT be able to email. As well, English is also the language of
the .com companies in Silicon Valley (which helps boost the stock
market) and for the most part, English just might be the language of
"peace".

gerry

Iuri Gaspar wrote:

>
> Hello!
>
> >And this is how I would like to see the languges
> >(and folks) of the world -- having BOTH a personal language(s) and a
> >common language.
>
> That's my opinion also.
> However, I'm against the trend which claims that English should be
> that 2nd language. Nor any other ethnic language.
> Some languages were created for that purpose, as you should know.
> Of those I had the privilege to learn and use Esperanto, which
> I'm very fond of. Of course I defend Esperanto as the 2nd language
> for all, but I accept other thoughts.
> The thing I profoundly disagree is the usage of a language which has
> native speakers as a 2nd language for all the human beings in world.
> That, in my opinion, is language discrimination, and I'm against it.
>
> Once again sorry for any mistake, but the thing is I can never know
> when an english word has one or two "d" or "l" and so on ;-)
>
> Friendly,
> Iuri Gaspar
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