tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884117881925374925.post6418193134849603941..comments2024-01-16T18:29:25.459-06:00Comments on Right Of The Star: Yea Barack, About Us Idiots Needing To Learn A Second Language -- Again Your Elites Are ShowingLifeTrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884117881925374925.post-60695055044471334132008-07-11T00:24:00.000-05:002008-07-11T00:24:00.000-05:00I have no clue, it appears to be a minor language ...I have no clue, it appears to be a minor language (2 million speakers) and not of much value today. Someday maybe.<BR/><BR/>I do know that even smaller school districts here locally require 2 to 4 years of a foreign language, so I am not sure what state Obama lives in -- um, yes he lives here in IL, physically at least.<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884117881925374925.post-43724240136424634472008-07-10T15:12:00.000-05:002008-07-10T15:12:00.000-05:00As a citizen of the United Kingdom, I won't commen...As a citizen of the United Kingdom, I won't comment on the USA's politics, but I hope you'll allow me to comment on a linguistic matter.<BR/><BR/>It would be good if Americans were to look more favourably on learning languages other than a form of English.<BR/><BR/>I would like to argue the case for learning and using Esperanto. This is a planned language which belongs to no one country or group of states. Take a look at www.esperanto.net<BR/><BR/>Esperanto works! I've used it in speech and writing in a dozen countries over recent years.<BR/>Indeed, the language has some remarkable practical benefits. Personally, I've made friends around the world through Esperanto that I would never have been able to communicate with otherwise. And then there's the Pasporta Servo, which provides free lodging and local information to Esperanto-speaking travellers in over 90 countries. <BR/><BR/>What do you think about Americans making wider use of Esperanto?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com