On 2003-09-30 02:11:43 +0100 "Thomas Bushnell, BSG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
To be fair, the joke in poor taste is that we demand people speak
English
on this list, but my thoughts on that are well-known --
http://ttt.esperanto.org/
Why, because more people speak Esperanto?
No, because far fewer people can play the "1L speakers making fun of
the 2L speakers" game. It's a more level playing field and sort of a
handshake, both reaching out as far, rather than native speakers
making little effort to accommodate.
