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@jztusk
I'm italian. I'd translate the #Esperanto verb "vidi" with the Italian "vedere", and the Esperanto verb "rigardi" with "guardare".
I agree, the English verbs "to see" and "to look (at)" should have the same differences.
@benny @kubofhromoslav @proedie @kinkkong @valhalla @EUCommission
@benny @kubofhromoslav @proedie @kinkkong @valhalla @EUCommission
Do you mean that also in #Esperanto there are some synonyms? Yes of course. Far less than in any other language I'm aware of, but yes, also in Esperanto there are a few of them.
@benny @kubofhromoslav @proedie @kinkkong @valhalla @EUCommission
I started studying English 40 years ago, with many years of lessons at school every week, let's say for 10 years. Then I kept on using it almost every day, attending also many conferences.
I started studying Esperanto 10 years ago by myself, with just a tenth of lesson via e-mail by a professor, and I use it when I have the chance to.
My level for the two languages is almost the same!
Yes, English is MUCH harder than Esperanto!
PS: I'm sure that you, @valhalla, are aware of as many "self-centered assholes" whose mother language is the one we are using to write right now... 
Are we sure that they deserve the confidence in their... how to say this... power?!?... given by the fact that their language is used as the only one important for intercommunication?
@EUCommission @kinkkong
@proedie @kubofhromoslav @valhalla @EUCommission @kinkkong
Your fourth argument is quite funny 
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And also the extremely complicated relation between how one writes and how one pronounces English should make #Esperanto desirable.
The cost of learning a common language would decrease a lot! And also the number of people with a good level in the common language.
Currently, lots of young people study the English language in Europe, but many of them are not able to reach a good enough level.
@valhalla @EUCommission @kinkkong
Is there a "main official language" for countries in the EU?
For example Belgium uses three official EU languages [*]: Dutch, French, German.
Do they have to choose a "main" one?
Official languages are official for EU, not necessarily for some of the countries, and they must be approved by EU, not by the single countries, right?
When Ireland became a member, only English was added as official, is it their "main" language?
[*] https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-countries/belgium_it
Ciao @valhalla,
do you mean that using English now does make sense, because of Brexit?
@EUCommission @kinkkong
Buongiorno @angelomassaro,
non dico che l'intero impianto dell'UE sia contrario alla pluralità linguistica.
Però i problemi ci sono e l'uso smodato di una lingua difficile come l'inglese, usata come "standard de facto", anche se molte e molti europei non la capiscono o la capiscono male, è uno di questi.
A volte i bandi vengono tradotti con mesi di ritardo, creando una pesante discriminazione.
Oggi l'@EUCommission ricorda questa giornata e lo fa dimenticando le lingue madre di quasi tutti.
@EUCommission
E riusciamo, almeno questo, a dirlo in più di una singola lingua?
