> (At least French is relatively easy to learn.)

Says you, compadre.

>At the other end of the scale, there's Esperanto, which, though an
>artificial language, is stupidly, ridiculously easy to learn, and
>amazingly expressive

... but is unfortunately hampered by the fact that no one on Earth (except you, apparently) is capable of taking it seriously.

Personally, I'd like to see Latin make a comeback as the international language of learning. Not for any well-thought-out linguistic reason; just because I like Latin. It's extremely chantable (English's sole great weakness) and makes everything seem impressive. (As opposed to French, which can make even the amazingly violent lyrics to La Marseillaise sound like a come-on, or Italian, in which everything sounds like you're singing about food.)

--G.
and the TV's in Esperanto, y'know that that's a bitch
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