P*rl in Latin, whither Python?

Peter Hansen peter at engcorp.com
Mon Nov 20 23:36:54 EST 2000


Konrad Hinsen wrote:
> 
> nickb at fnord.io.com (Nick Bensema) writes:
> 
> > That's another mark Esperanto has against it... in order to really get
> > good at a language, you have to really immerse yourself in it.  And the
> 
> No, not for Esperanto. The proof: with very few exceptions, no one has
> ever been immersed in an Esperanto community for more than a few weeks
> per year, and yet many people speak it very well, in fact better than
> languages they *have* been immersed in. For example, my Esperanto is
> certainly better than my French, although I have been living in France
> for four years.

Quod erat demonstrandum.  Dankon, Konrad.  :-)



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