Re: What criteria do you have for your own or others' languages?
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 11, 2006, 10:40 |
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On 12/8/06, Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> wrote:
> (actually, Esperanto was under consideration as the national
> language of Israel when the state was founded,
I find that rather hard to believe. Do you have a citation for that?
It seems on a par with "German nearly became the official language of
the United States" -- an urban legend which might have a kernel of
truth but has been considerably distorted.
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>