Comments on: Esperanto Rhymes With Tonto http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto Bettering the sad SAD bachelor. Sort of. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Boyofbow http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-684 Boyofbow Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:51:55 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-684 Great site, pictures and interesting blogs. I will return Alistair Great site, pictures and interesting blogs.
I will return Alistair

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-617 admin Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:31:01 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-617 Saluton to you, Michjo! Saluton to you, Michjo!

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-616 admin Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:30:05 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-616 George Soros, huh? Pretty cool. George Soros, huh? Pretty cool.

]]> By: Michjo http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-608 Michjo Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:42:42 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-608 <i>Saluton!</i> (Hi!) from another Esperanto speaker. My experience with Esperanto is that it is complete, harmonious and expressive, as much so as any other living language, with the added advantages of being several times easier to learn and being spoken by people around the world. I find it fun to speak and use it regularly. You should give it a try - http://en.lernu.net has lots of free learning resources, and http://www.kurso.com.br has a nice multimedia introductory course. About <b>Incubus</b>, I found Shatner's Esperanto pronunciation to be particularly atrocious, audibly influenced by his Montreal French. The other actors' pronunciations were mediocre to OK, but Shatner was the only one for whom I had to read the subtitles (at times) to figure out what he was saying. To my knowledge, none of the actors actually spoke Esperanto. Saluton! (Hi!) from another Esperanto speaker. My experience with Esperanto is that it is complete, harmonious and expressive, as much so as any other living language, with the added advantages of being several times easier to learn and being spoken by people around the world. I find it fun to speak and use it regularly. You should give it a try – http://en.lernu.net has lots of free learning resources, and http://www.kurso.com.br has a nice multimedia introductory course.

About Incubus, I found Shatner’s Esperanto pronunciation to be particularly atrocious, audibly influenced by his Montreal French. The other actors’ pronunciations were mediocre to OK, but Shatner was the only one for whom I had to read the subtitles (at times) to figure out what he was saying. To my knowledge, none of the actors actually spoke Esperanto.

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-597 admin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:47:30 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-597 It's great to find Esperanto speakers. I really do think it's a very interesting language and idea. I wondered about the language use in the movie, though Shatner is always a little halting with his speech. How did the other actors do speaking it? Did any of them know Esperanto otherwise? Thank you for the Radio resource. I'll have to add that to a re-edit. It’s great to find Esperanto speakers. I really do think it’s a very interesting language and idea.
I wondered about the language use in the movie, though Shatner is always a little halting with his speech. How did the other actors do speaking it? Did any of them know Esperanto otherwise?
Thank you for the Radio resource. I’ll have to add that to a re-edit.

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-596 admin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:44:08 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-596 I honestly do think Esperanto is fascinating & it's interesting to find people who've used it. Thanks so much for the resource. I'll have to add it in to a re-edit. I honestly do think Esperanto is fascinating & it’s interesting to find people who’ve used it. Thanks so much for the resource. I’ll have to add it in to a re-edit.

]]> By: Brian Barker http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-584 Brian Barker Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:36:14 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-584 Nothing "weird" about Esperanto. I agree, however, that it's unfair that only a few people know that Esperanto has become a living language. During a short period of 121 years Esperanto is now in the top 100 languages, out of 6,800 worldwide, according to the CIA World factbook. It is the 17th most used language in Wikipedia, and in use by Skype, Firefox and Facebook. Native Esperanto speakers,(people who have used the language from birth), include George Soros, World Chess Champion Susan Polger, Ulrich Brandenberg the new German Ambassador to NATO and Nobel Laureate Daniel Bovet. According to the CIA Factbook the language is within the top 100 languages, out of all languages, worldwide. Confirmation of this can be seen at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670 A glimpse of the language can be seen at http://www.lernu.net Nothing “weird” about Esperanto.

I agree, however, that it’s unfair that only a few people know that Esperanto has become a living language.

During a short period of 121 years Esperanto is now in the top 100 languages, out of 6,800 worldwide, according to the CIA World factbook. It is the 17th most used language in Wikipedia, and in use by Skype, Firefox and Facebook.

Native Esperanto speakers,(people who have used the language from birth), include George Soros, World Chess Champion Susan Polger, Ulrich Brandenberg the new German Ambassador to NATO and Nobel Laureate Daniel Bovet. According to the CIA Factbook the language is within the top 100 languages, out of all languages, worldwide.

Confirmation of this can be seen at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670 A glimpse of the language can be seen at http://www.lernu.net

]]> By: mankso http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-581 mankso Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:58:01 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-581 I've met hundreds, if not thousands, of Esperanto-speakers over the past 50 years from around the world, but as far as I am aware not a single speaker of Klingon. I'm told that there were 12 of these latter in 1996, plus more who can manage a few ritual greetings and responses, but rarely a free conversation. And besides, Esperanto has a point, or seven to be precise, listed in its Prague Manifesto: http://lingvo.org Shatner's Esperanto is atrocious and his lines were learned off by heart for the movie Incubus! To hear normal Esperanto try listening to one of the daily broadcasts from Radio Polonia: http://www.polskieradio.pl/eo/ I’ve met hundreds, if not thousands, of Esperanto-speakers over the past 50 years from around the world, but as far as I am aware not a single speaker of Klingon. I’m told that there were 12 of these latter in 1996, plus more who can manage a few ritual greetings and responses, but rarely a free conversation. And besides, Esperanto has a point, or seven to be precise, listed in its Prague Manifesto:
http://lingvo.org
Shatner’s Esperanto is atrocious and his lines were learned off by heart for the movie Incubus! To hear normal Esperanto try listening to one of the daily broadcasts from Radio Polonia:
http://www.polskieradio.pl/eo/

]]> By: Bill Chapman http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/2009/04/08/esperanto-rhymes-with-tonto/#comment-578 Bill Chapman Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:37:33 +0000 http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/?p=977#comment-578 You're entitled to your view, of course, but there's nothing weird about Esperanto. I've been using Esperanto on my travels for many years, and it has certainly enriched my life. A good introduction to this delightful planned language can be found at www.esperanto.net You’re entitled to your view, of course, but there’s nothing weird about Esperanto. I’ve been using Esperanto on my travels for many years, and it has certainly enriched my life.

A good introduction to this delightful planned language can be found at http://www.esperanto.net

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