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Re: Please learn English

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From: Kjell Rehnstroem
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00
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Sheldon Scott <bi947985@cranfield.ac.uk> wrote:

>Paakkunainen Timo wrote:
>>  
>> HERE IS MY OPINION:
>> 
>> There should be one common official language in EU ( - and in
>> whole Europe and world). Now EU is in a ridiculous situation
>> with 11-13 official languages.
>> 
>> In my opinion it should be esperanto or something similar.
>> It is also possible to re-construct esperanto to some wished direction.
>> 
>> Earlier I used to have an attitude, which kind most of the english-
>> speakers have:
>> 
>>      "We already have the universal language - english",
>> 
>> but then I got tired of the advantage and unfair easiness, that it
>> gave to the native english-speakers against the others.


>Jesus, don't take this away from us, it's the only thing we've got going
>for us anymore.  Since the Empire went to the dogs we've got nothing
>else.  We can't even speak French.

>Please, don't kick a nation when they're down.

>Keep speaking English.

>Shell.

Io crede que il pote esser bon haber un lingua auxiliar - como pro
exemplo interlingua - but unfortunately we will have to end up
speaking English. 

Kjell
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From: m9548@abc.se (Kjell Rehnstroem)
Subject: Re: Please learn English
Date: 1996/12/14
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