I’ve never been an Esperantist, but ever since finding out about Esperanto at a young age, I’ve always kind of wondered about it. So this was a good chance to find out more. Will it ever take over the world? Or will it fizzle out? My prediction would be fizzle as lots of minority languages are losing ground, but at this stage in history it looks robust.
Many people emailed me about selfie becoming Oxford Dictionaries Online’s Word of the Year. I just think it’s cool that a) this is an Australian word, and b) we can trace it back so far. But we still don’t know who the ABC poster ‘Hopey’ is. Hopey, if you’re out there, get in touch with us! We want to know how you heard the word.
And here’s my favourite selfie. Because cheeky.
One-off show: Here
Show tunes:
‘Because Before 2’ by Ulf Lohmann
from the album Because Before
No video, but check out this cool player. We played Track 2, but you might like the whole thing.
‘Free of This World’ by Guided by Voices
from the album The Best Of Jill Hives
Also no video, but listen at the Juno Records site. It’s track 2.
26 November 2013 at 9:12 am
I am one of many people who for decades have argued quietly that institutional support for Esperanto as a lingua franca could bring many benefits to the world.
Esperanto works! I've used it in speech and writing in about fifteen countries over recent years. I recommend it to any traveller, as a way of making friendly local contacts.
If you're interested in learning Esperanto on-line, take a look at http://www.lernu.net