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Re:Esperanto as an Asian language by vacri on Monday July 24, 2017 @09:40PM (#14844392)
It's bizarre that every intro to Esperanto seems to find it important to note that it was created by an oculist.
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Re:Esperanto as an Asian language by taneq on Monday July 24, 2017 @09:43PM (#14844406)
It's common to note an innovator's profession if it's not something you'd expect, given their innovation.
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Re:Esperanto as an Asian language by schoen on Monday July 24, 2017 @10:20PM (#14844584)
Yes, and maybe people are excited to have a reason to use the word "oculist"!
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Re:Esperanto as an Asian language by Bakary on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @08:24AM (#14855574)
I'm excited to read it.
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Re:Esperanto as an Asian language by dghughes on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:08PM (#14844817)
HN is anti-pun so I won't say it.
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