Topic: Interlingua is FAAAAAAAAR superior to Esperanto.
Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #4,557
Compare Esperanto: http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usono
To Interlingua: http://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statos_Unite_de_America
Interlingua is better. By a lot.
To Interlingua: http://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statos_Unite_de_America
Interlingua is better. By a lot.
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanto is better. | 8 | 57% | |
| Interlingua is better. | 6 | 43% |
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later[^] [v] #81,208
Lol, no.
Even though Esperanto is considered Euroentric by some (even though it's closer to Turkish and Russian grammatically) Interlingua is completely Eurocentric.
Esperanto has over 2 million speakers, interlingua has a negligible amount.
Esperanto has original literature, movies, and a lot has been translated into it.
Interlingua is just a creole of all the other European languages. You'd spend you time learning it, and only be able to be understood moderately better by others in Europe.
Esperanto is easier to learn if you aren't coming from a European background (see 1/4 of Esperanto users are Chinese), because it follows simple rules, knowing the affixes and a few basic root words, you can understand the rest of the words. It uses logical rules to allow you to understand new words easily.
Interlingua is not logical, it is basing it's grammar of the already existing european natural languages, which means it is useless if you don't live in europe.
Even though Esperanto is considered Euroentric by some (even though it's closer to Turkish and Russian grammatically) Interlingua is completely Eurocentric.
Esperanto has over 2 million speakers, interlingua has a negligible amount.
Esperanto has original literature, movies, and a lot has been translated into it.
Interlingua is just a creole of all the other European languages. You'd spend you time learning it, and only be able to be understood moderately better by others in Europe.
Esperanto is easier to learn if you aren't coming from a European background (see 1/4 of Esperanto users are Chinese), because it follows simple rules, knowing the affixes and a few basic root words, you can understand the rest of the words. It uses logical rules to allow you to understand new words easily.
Interlingua is not logical, it is basing it's grammar of the already existing european natural languages, which means it is useless if you don't live in europe.
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Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,211
Hipster thread
Ninjj joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,214
I found Interlingua far easier to read and comprehend.
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,217
@previous (Ninjj)
Many European speakers would. To anyone outside Europe it's just as hard to learn as any other language.
Eurolang would be a better name for it. It's completely useless. If you want to speak to other Europeans, this isn't a good language. Sticking to English would work much better.
Many European speakers would. To anyone outside Europe it's just as hard to learn as any other language.
Eurolang would be a better name for it. It's completely useless. If you want to speak to other Europeans, this isn't a good language. Sticking to English would work much better.
Ninjj replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,219
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 34 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,222
Ninjj replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 43 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,228
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 55 seconds later, 44 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,231
Let's be honest, anyone worth speaking to knows a European language, even if it's only as a second language.Frankly I don't give a shit if Esperanto is more "logical" because it looks and soundslike shit. Interlingua is much nicer.
Picture relevant. It's a map of places that speak Latin-based languages. Add English to that map, plus China and India who all learn English as a second language, and that's pretty much everyone. Only Russia and the Middle East left, and anyone who claims to care about either of them is lying.
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psychopath !PAHVpsycho joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 55 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,240
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,243
Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 15 years ago, 38 seconds later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #81,244
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,305
@81,231 (A)
Lol that map.
Most of the US is left out, UK is left out, South Africa is left out, Australia is left out, and many more issues.
Lol that map.
Most of the US is left out, UK is left out, South Africa is left out, Australia is left out, and many more issues.
Ninjj replied with this 15 years ago, 15 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,316
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 23 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,323
they both shit imho
brie !OudrPWaUDQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,373
Lojban is better.
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 15 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,375
@previous (brie !OudrPWaUDQ)
Yes, it's better constructed, but it isn't meant to be an auxiliary language. It's meant to change the way people think (Sapir-worfram hypothesis). It has only a few fluent speakers.
Yes, it's better constructed, but it isn't meant to be an auxiliary language. It's meant to change the way people think (Sapir-worfram hypothesis). It has only a few fluent speakers.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,377
English is better.
jj !5EknyWyR.k joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,380
Englihs is best. 1.8 BILLION can't be wrong.
psychopath !PAHVpsycho replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,391
@81,377 (H)
LOLno. English is so buttfucked in its inconsistency that it needs to be defucked to survive. It's became the new Latin.
LOLno. English is so buttfucked in its inconsistency that it needs to be defucked to survive. It's became the new Latin.
Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,395
jj !5EknyWyR.k replied with this 15 years ago, 25 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,398
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,399
@previous (jj !5EknyWyR.k)
Says the native English speaker. And chances are there are many words you don't know, as college entrance exams have a bunch of vocabulary you have to know.
Even college students try to expand their vocab. with an artificial language it's easy to actually learn all the words.
Says the native English speaker. And chances are there are many words you don't know, as college entrance exams have a bunch of vocabulary you have to know.
Even college students try to expand their vocab. with an artificial language it's easy to actually learn all the words.
jj !5EknyWyR.k replied with this 15 years ago, 14 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,407
@previous (B)
I know several non-college people of retarded and foreign origin who do fine with it. I think your just making up problems now. That's my opinion.
I know several non-college people of retarded and foreign origin who do fine with it. I think your just making up problems now. That's my opinion.
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psychopath !PAHVpsycho replied with this 15 years ago, 12 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,737
English would be better if the fonology were simplified.
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #81,806
brie !OudrPWaUDQ replied with this 15 years ago, 7 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #82,128
@81,375 (B)
It's better because it takes the phonetics from every language. If you speak a language, you can speak Lojban.
It is indeed good for changing how you think, for example, philosophical conversations. You can make any word in Lojban just by knowing a short list of rootwords.
Knowing some Lojban, i often find myself thinking 'Malclico'!
The ambiguity of english is a pain sometimes.
It's better because it takes the phonetics from every language. If you speak a language, you can speak Lojban.
It is indeed good for changing how you think, for example, philosophical conversations. You can make any word in Lojban just by knowing a short list of rootwords.
Knowing some Lojban, i often find myself thinking 'Malclico'!
The ambiguity of english is a pain sometimes.
jj !5EknyWyR.k replied with this 15 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #82,131
Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 8 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #82,251
Anonymous B double-posted this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #82,252
@82,128 (brie !OudrPWaUDQ)
> If you speak a language, you can speak Lojban.
After a long time of learning it. So many languages were used for the vocabulary, and they have to be lojbanified to fit the structure of the "gismu" that you won't be able to recognize 95% of the words.
> It is indeed good for changing how you think, for example, philosophical conversations. You can make any word in Lojban just by knowing a short list of rootwords.
That and it is very logical in many other ways. It's easier to clarify communication, and harder to be misunderstood. Words are not as ambiguous as other languages.
> If you speak a language, you can speak Lojban.
After a long time of learning it. So many languages were used for the vocabulary, and they have to be lojbanified to fit the structure of the "gismu" that you won't be able to recognize 95% of the words.
> It is indeed good for changing how you think, for example, philosophical conversations. You can make any word in Lojban just by knowing a short list of rootwords.
That and it is very logical in many other ways. It's easier to clarify communication, and harder to be misunderstood. Words are not as ambiguous as other languages.