Saluton! Mi tre ŝatus scii ĉu estas aliaj Esperantistoj en HN, kaj kion ili pensas pri Esperanto por laboraj celoj.<p>For the non-Esperantists here (the most of the people here I guess): what do you think about Esperanto and about using it internally in a business (externally doesn't make sense, better use the native languages instead of the company vernicular).
Interlingua gets less press than Esperanto, but I think Interlingua is a much better interlanguage -- interlingua is a latin-derived language that has some modern features and the corners squared off; people who know English or other european languages with a lot of latin influence can read Interlingua with remarkable comprehension without any training, take a look at...<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto_and_Interlingua_compared" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto_and_Interlingua_compa...</a>
Current researchers believe that language influences thought to some extent, so speaking Esperanto in your business might be an interesting way to promote lateral thinking.<p>If you try it, you should share your results. Do your employees become more creative, do they treat customers differently? Or does it impede problem solving and employee retention?<p>Lots of really interesting info here on how language influences thought (and even a PG 'Blub' mention): <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity</a>
Mi laboras ĉe internacia kompanio, sed (triste) ni ne uzas Esperanton por komuniki. La angla lingvo venkis. Mi ankoraŭ ŝatas paroli Esperanton por amuziĝi.<p>(I work for an international company, but (sadly) we don't use Esperanto to communicate. English won. I still like to speak Esperanto for fun.)
Esperanto: An artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages. <a href="http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=esperanto" rel="nofollow">http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=esperanto</a><p>I don't speak Esperanto. Why would you use it internally while using some other language externally? Why not just speak one language and be done with it? It doesn't make any sense.