tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10002108.post3953125879039197109..comments2023-03-27T04:13:44.272-04:00Comments on Learning to Speak: Eurovision 2008Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17756534785986612945noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10002108.post-6871668869634599022008-05-27T02:20:00.000-04:002008-05-27T02:20:00.000-04:00There's nothing wrong with English, but I would li...There's nothing wrong with English, but I would like to argue the case for Esperanto as the international language. It 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/>Maybe Eurovision would be more interesting if the participants sang in their own language - or even in Espertanto!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com