Yaroslav Fedevych <jaroslaw.fedewicz@gmail.com> wrote:

Therefore, it's essential that everyone on the list sticks to its ligua franca if at all possible...

yeah! Except that I would call it "Koine" rather than "lingua franca" but other than that.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine_Greek ;) ciao ste p.s. "...it's all greek to me..."