but you have a point. But from their own sources, the best guesstimate of speakers they can get is 2 million, boiling that down to 1 out of every 3000 people on the planet. I would have to be in an environment where people spoke it with some frequency. With no time savings inherent to learning it, there'd be no point. There's no opportunity cost if learning Esperanto for 6 months doesn't give you some sort of an advantage along the way, and time isn't it.
If I were going to go through the trouble of learning a new language, I'd be going with German or Spanish. Spanish, because it would really come in handy down here in TX, and German for personal preference.
I am geek enough to get the analogy. The MIS degree on the wall keeps telling me that (not to take offense, just to confirm. We'll go into my talking wall decorations later). Once you learn the basic structures, all it takes is to learn how to go about doing what you already know how to do.
Overall, however, I would consider Esperanto a gateway language to others who are interested in learning multiple languages, not as a solution to assist in learning one additional one. For me, I don't see it as something that would be worth my time. Other people may be more suited for its benefits, but I don't think I'm the target demographic. |
