724 - Why Esperanto Is an Amazing Language. 'Fall' or 'Autumn'?

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Created on purpose and easy to learn, Esperanto will amaze you. Once you learn the origin of "fall," you'll look at trees in a whole new way. LINKS AND SPONSORS | Bona: http:/bona.com/grammar | Masterclass: http://masterclass.com/grammar| Grammar Girl Email Newsletter | https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/newsletters | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/iPadGrammarPop | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopMobile | PEEVE WARS CARD GAME | https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grammar-girl-s-peeve-wars | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)

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0:00.0	Gramer Girl here, I'm in Yonfogarty and you can think of me as your friendly guide to
0:09.1	the English language.
0:10.9	Writing, history, rules, and cool stuff.
0:13.7	Today I have some of that cool stuff, a fascinating segment about a language called Esperanto.
0:19.1	And a quick and dirty tip about the difference between fall and autumn.
0:26.5	Have you ever sied over the fact that there are two words in English pronounced eight?
0:32.6	Yet one of them is spelled ATE.
0:35.4	While the other is spelled E-I-G-H-T?
0:38.6	Have you rolled your eyes because though and through are spelled almost exactly the
0:42.8	same, but sound totally different?
0:45.8	Have you ever failed miserably trying to explain to a kid why the past tense of walk is
0:51.8	locked?
0:52.8	But the past tense of run is ran and slide is slid?
0:58.0	If so, have I got a language for you?
1:01.0	It's called Esperanto, and it's blessedly free of the inconsistencies, illogic, and irregularities
1:08.2	that make English so frustrating to learn, especially as a second language.
1:13.7	Esperanto was the brainchild of L.L.
1:16.0	Zamenhof, a Polish eye doctor born in 1859, who went by the pseudonym Dr. Esperanto.
1:24.5	That is Dr. Hopeful.
1:27.2	What he hoped for was a world where all humans could easily communicate with each other using
1:32.7	a common language, one that was simple, easy to learn, and detached from any political
1:38.9	or cultural significance.
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