Comments on: Speak tlhIngan Hol – your passport to promotion

By: Brian Barker

Brian Barker — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:31:47 +0000

Dankon James

Brian

By: James Higham

James Higham — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:32:03 +0000

I’m happy to promote Esperanto here, Brian.

By: Brian Barker

Brian Barker — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:23:55 +0000

In reply to Bill Chapman. During a short period of 122 years Esperanto is now in the top 100 languages, out of 6,800 worldwide, according to the CIA World factbook. It is the 22nd most used language in Wikipedia, and a language choice of Google, Skype, Firefox and Facebook.

Native Esperanto speakers, (people who have used the language from birth), include financier George Soros, World Chess Champion Susan Polger, Ulrich Brandenberg the new German Ambassador to NATO and Nobel Laureate Daniel Bovet.

Your readers may be interested in the following video. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670

A glimpse of the language can be seen at http://www.lernu.net

By: James Higham

James Higham — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:09:39 +0000

Oops – sorry about Esperanto.

By: Lord T

Lord T — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:46:54 +0000

Bill,

There are thousands of people that speak Klingon. Not a few hundred.

By: jams O'Donnell

jams O'Donnell — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:41:18 +0000

I’ll learn enough Klingon to order Gakh and a blood wine at a restaurant

By: Bill Chapman

Bill Chapman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:22 +0000

“Speak Klingon – the most popular non-national language after Latin.” Sorry, I’m not sure that’s true! The clear winner is Esperanto. The Esperanto Association of Britain, based near romantic Stoke-on-Trent may only have 500 or so members, but there are hundreds more learners all over the country and beyond. I know because I’m a tutor on Esperanto postal courses, and I’m rather too busy at present.

Bondezirojn!

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:08:42 +0000

I am a total trekkie. I did learn a few words years ago it’s so cool!

By: MTG

MTG — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:05:12 +0000

The Irish International University issued 25,000 degrees to Klingons last year and these poor souls have yet to find gainful employment here as teachers or interpreters. Were it not for the IIU, thousands of Klingons would still be in orbit without the necessary educational visas to enter Britain. I shall certainly do my bit and take up Klingon today, James – Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam.