A fun essay by an astute, linguistically aware author who has a spicy writing style. Also worth reading from the same site is "Learn Not to Speak Esperanto," h

A fun essay by an astute, linguistically aware author who has a spicy writing style. Also worth reading from the same site is "Learn Not to Speak Esperanto," http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/ranto/ http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/ranto/ which punctures many of the inflated claims of supporters of the Esperanto project for a worldwide interlanguage. The funny essay kindly submitted here rewards readers who read deep into the article with examples like "Imagine the heartaches / Of diplomatic attaches / When the wind detaches / Their false moustaches" and many more thought-provoking turns of phrase.