Comments on: LGBT – The Russians Just Have No Pride http://robertbonnett.com/2009/03/23/lgbt-the-russians-just-have-no-pride/ Misanthropy And Persiflage Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:13:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David Curtis http://robertbonnett.com/2009/03/23/lgbt-the-russians-just-have-no-pride/#comment-83 David Curtis Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:54:02 +0000 http://robertbonnett.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-83 If the European Song Contest were to include a song in Esperanto it would draw the attention of millions of people to the language, and help teachers of modern languages to achieve better results, for information about a project called Springboard to Languages (available on Google) shows that Esperanto is being taught in four British primary schools, as a means of increasing language awareness. English has become an international language through the dominance of the British Commonwealth and the United States of America, not because it is logical, phonetically spelt, with a predictable system of word-building: all features of Esperanto. Children who learn Esperanto gain confidence in learning a foreign language, and this helps them to learn national languages in the secondary school. The Springboard to Languages project is being imitated all over Europe through Esperanto-en-lernejojn, which is also on the web. Best wishes from Weston-super-Mare. If the European Song Contest were to include a song in Esperanto it would draw the attention of millions of people to the language, and help teachers of modern languages to achieve better results, for information about a project called Springboard to Languages (available on Google) shows that Esperanto is being taught in four British primary schools, as a means of increasing language awareness. English has become an international language through the dominance of the British Commonwealth and the United States of America, not because it is logical, phonetically spelt, with a predictable system of word-building: all features of Esperanto. Children who learn Esperanto gain confidence in learning a foreign language, and this helps them to learn national languages in the secondary school. The Springboard to Languages project is being imitated all over Europe through Esperanto-en-lernejojn, which is also on the web. Best wishes from Weston-super-Mare.

]]> By: Robert Bonnett http://robertbonnett.com/2009/03/23/lgbt-the-russians-just-have-no-pride/#comment-78 Robert Bonnett Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:24:59 +0000 http://robertbonnett.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-78 There are over 500 million people in the European Union. 38% claim to speak English well enough to hold a conversation – that’s roughly 190million people. Esperanto is only spoken by a few hundred thousand people across the entire planet. I know some say it’s one, maybe two million, but that’s generally disputed. Saying that, the linguaphile in me does agree that it’s a shame so many countries sing in English, but then again it’s a shame people sing in the contest at all. There are over 500 million people in the European Union. 38% claim to speak English well enough to hold a conversation – that’s roughly 190million people. Esperanto is only spoken by a few hundred thousand people across the entire planet. I know some say it’s one, maybe two million, but that’s generally disputed.

Saying that, the linguaphile in me does agree that it’s a shame so many countries sing in English, but then again it’s a shame people sing in the contest at all.

]]> By: Bill Chapman http://robertbonnett.com/2009/03/23/lgbt-the-russians-just-have-no-pride/#comment-77 Bill Chapman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:03:00 +0000 http://robertbonnett.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-77 The Esperanto suggestion is a good one. It's a language I have used for many years. The Esperanto suggestion is a good one. It’s a language I have used for many years.

]]> By: Robert Bonnett http://robertbonnett.com/2009/03/23/lgbt-the-russians-just-have-no-pride/#comment-76 Robert Bonnett Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:54:36 +0000 http://robertbonnett.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-76 Eurovision in Esperanto – great idea. Failing that, Latin . . . Eurovision in Esperanto – great idea. Failing that, Latin . . .

]]> By: Brian Barker http://robertbonnett.com/2009/03/23/lgbt-the-russians-just-have-no-pride/#comment-71 Brian Barker Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:59:22 +0000 http://robertbonnett.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-71 The only thing I am unhappy about the Eurovision Song Contest is that the use of English, in the Contest increases year by year. As a native English speaker I think this is unfair! It's certainly time to break the habit of "language imperialism", in the Eurovision Song Contest, and use a song, sung in Esperanto instead! This is a serious suggestion, as you can see from the Esperanto music which is already available at http://www.vinilkosmo.com/?prs=listen or at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670 There's even cheesy Esperanto music available! See http://www.ipernity.com/home/56084 The only thing I am unhappy about the Eurovision Song Contest is that the use of English, in the Contest increases year by year.

As a native English speaker I think this is unfair!

It’s certainly time to break the habit of “language imperialism”, in the Eurovision Song Contest, and use a song, sung in Esperanto instead!

This is a serious suggestion, as you can see from the Esperanto music which is already available at http://www.vinilkosmo.com/?prs=listen or at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670

There’s even cheesy Esperanto music available! See http://www.ipernity.com/home/56084

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