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The only real candidates with wide spread are English and Chinese (well, Mandarin). Tons of people already speak English as a second language, and Chinese has a
by vacri 10y ago
The only real candidates with wide spread are English and Chinese (well, Mandarin). Tons of people already speak English as a second language, and Chinese has a wide diaspora with communities everywhere.
Your point is still valid, but Spanish isn't going to be the 'one' - if you were going to push the world to learn Spanish (because, say, it's easier in general than English or Chinese), then you may as well go the whole hog and get everyone to learn a synthetic language like Esperanto, which is easier again.
- wolfgke 10y ago> you may as well go the whole hog and get everyone to learn a synthetic language like Esperanto, which is easier again. For critics of Esperanto see http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/ranto/ http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/ranto/ http://miresperanto.com/konkurentoj/not_my_favourite.htm http://miresperanto.com/konkurentoj/not_my_favourite.htm
- vacri 10y agoInteresting read, thanks (I'm a monoglot, myself). It's odd, though, how Esperanto is always introduced as being the work of an 'oculist'.