Esperanto. I have just heard of this "Language". Have I been walking around with my head up in the clouds all my life or what? I looked it up on the enternet and got a mixed bag of information. I mean I was flabbergasted! How many of you have heard of it? Wait--maybe I don't want to hear the answer to that one. Just in case I am not the only one ignorant of the language, here is one definition I came across-(from what I understand-people still speak Esperanto, even in th U.S.!)
Esperanto (ĕspərän′ tō), an artificial language introduced in 1887 and intended by its inventor, Dr. Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish oculist and linguist, to ease communication between speakers of different languages. In the 20th cent. it has been taught in schools and universities throughout the world but has not received wide acceptance as an international language. Its grammar and lexicon are relatively unfamiliar to users who do not know other Indo-European languages; its syntax, spelling, and pronunciation are influenced especially by Slavonic
Esperanto, anyone?
Esperanto, anyone?
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compaired to what lies inside us." R.W.E.
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My personal opinion remains that Esperanto was a sweet idea, but one destined to *not* catch on. Yes, there are people all over the world who enjoy speaking and writing in it; a nice hobby and a way to make friends in many different cultures.
Of course, the same can be said for the people who write to each other in Klingon, Lapine, or Elvish.
-gailr
Question: How would one say: "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog" in Elvish?
Of course, the same can be said for the people who write to each other in Klingon, Lapine, or Elvish.
-gailr
Question: How would one say: "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog" in Elvish?
gailr,I was thinking along the same lines as you-- a fun way for international communication. Maybe the fact that it never caught on is the reason I never heard of it. Like I say, ya learn something new every day. By the way, you know people who still write in Klingon? lol And I never knew that Elvis has his own language.My personal opinion remains that Esperanto was a sweet idea, but one destined to *not* catch on. Yes, there are people all over the world who enjoy speaking and writing in it; a nice hobby and a way to make friends in many different cultures.
Of course, the same can be said for the people who write to each other in Klingon, Lapine, or Elvish.
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compaired to what lies inside us." R.W.E.
Oh, no!! Another spam, two posts above!! Yuck? --Wait just a minute! Someone has been monitoring our posts and picked up on our thread about Esperanto and spamed us. Not Funny!!
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"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compaired to what lies inside us." R.W.E.
Is not spam
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Re: Is not spam
What a coincidence, you just happened along when we were discussing the subject--Or maybe I am seeing you for what you really are- a spamer. If you are not a spamer, then why did you erase your first, second, and third posts?It is not necessary that insult me.
I jus found this forum (in technorati) and as I know something about esperanto I wanted to collaborate.
If you do not like my contribution is your problem.
Or perhaps you are an Esperanto-phobic?
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"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compaired to what lies inside us." R.W.E.
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