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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
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Subject: Re: World languages
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 16:55:32 EDT
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In article <2376@sjuvax.UUCP> tmoody@sjuvax.UUCP (T. Moody) writes:
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>In general, what do you folks think of the planetary language idea?


My two cents:

I am all for a planetary language, taught at least as a second language
in all countries. But the grammatical rules of such a language should
specifically exclude the unnecesary difficulties and absurdities that most
existing languages have (such as genders for nouns, multiple declensions
and conjugations, inconsistent rules of pronunciation and accent).

It should, above all, be VERY easy to learn, and have a limited 
vocabulary.  Shades of meanings should be accomplished mainly with 
word combinations, not with new words.

Finally, it should be easily parsed by computer.

Is there an existing "world language" that satisfies these criteria?

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