bobbybo

Esperanto is a pretty good idea. I spent a week with an introductory book and speak it better than Spanish (3 years of study).

There is a book by Richardson I think (learning and using the international language) that has a lengthy introduction on why its a good idea. The language is really simple to learn and is generally easy to learn for speakers of the major language groups (Germanic, romance...etc). We waste millions of dollars on translators. Think of the UN where they have to translate complex ideas in real-time. There are numerous articles on how errors are frequently made. Think of the Soviet Union "we will bury" you really meaning we will outlast you. This also keeps us from infringing on other culture's local languages. Examples are Welsh people defacing street signs in English. Most Americans think it is dumb because we like having the rest of the world spend years to speak our own language. The tables will eventually turn.