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Esperanto's design may have been a good idea 100 years ago. But its design is too shortsighted for this modern world. All it solves is spelling and pronunciatio
by TwoBit 10y ago
Esperanto's design may have been a good idea 100 years ago. But its design is too shortsighted for this modern world. All it solves is spelling and pronunciation problems, when it could do so much more.
- honua 10y agoWell, like what?
- vintermann 10y agoThe coordination problem - agreeing on what what language to agree on - is by far the largest problem with the good idea of an easy auxiliary language (assuming it's a good idea). Any advantages you could get from an esperanto that isn't Esperanto, are trumped by the fact that Esperanto exists - such as it is.
- pathsjs 10y agoNot quite. It also has a very regular grammar, handles regular composition of words (skribmaŝino, bovido, ...), regular formation of words like [nowhere, someone, whatever], simplifies the formation of verb tenses (also handling things like the future of the past which do not exist in other languages), has a choice of roots that makes it familiar for people knowing any indoeuropean language, and more