MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 2003-09-30 05:25:50 +0100 Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > This appears to be a variation on the "If we can't all be rich then we > > should all be poor" idea, which I reject. > > It's not. It's the "level playing field" idea.
It's not level. Esperanto is much easier for those who already know the language. The only level playing field would be to choose a language that *nobody* already speaks fluently. Perhaps, say, Klingon?