Comments on: Going Dutch http://cynicsunlimited.com/2009/03/15/going-dutch/ Dissecting What You Choose to Ignore Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:29:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emilia Liz http://cynicsunlimited.com/2009/03/15/going-dutch/#comment-1712 Emilia Liz Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:20:15 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/?p=548#comment-1712 I think (not 100% sure) that there is an attempt to make Esperanto an international language but it didn't meet with much success. On the other hand, if it did it might have the advantage of not privileging the native speakers of one language over speakers of another. I think (not 100% sure) that there is an attempt to make Esperanto an international language but it didn’t meet with much success. On the other hand, if it did it might have the advantage of not privileging the native speakers of one language over speakers of another.

]]> By: Brian Barker http://cynicsunlimited.com/2009/03/15/going-dutch/#comment-1711 Brian Barker Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:08:45 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/?p=548#comment-1711 English has not become the international language either. I live in London and if anyone says to me "everyone speaks English" my answer is "Listen and look around you". If people in London do not speak English then the whole question of a global language is completely open. Even Mandarin Chinese is attempting to dominate as well. The long-term solution must be found and a non-national language, which places all ethnic languages on an equal footing is long overdue, An interesting video can be seen at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU Professor Piron was a former translator with the United Nations A glimpse of Esperanto can be seen at http://www.lernu.net English has not become the international language either.

I live in London and if anyone says to me “everyone speaks English” my answer is “Listen and look around you”. If people in London do not speak English then the whole question of a global language is completely open.

Even Mandarin Chinese is attempting to dominate as well. The long-term solution must be found and a non-national language, which places all ethnic languages on an equal footing is long overdue, An interesting video can be seen at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU Professor Piron was a former translator with the United Nations

A glimpse of Esperanto can be seen at http://www.lernu.net

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