tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post3997093313947372242..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: Dictionaries, Like Reality, Have a Well-Known Liberal BiasDana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-28944086036594107752009-03-21T12:28:00.000-07:002009-03-21T12:28:00.000-07:00What the meaning and implications of the word are ...What the meaning and implications of the word are I'll leave to people who understand Yiddish. The idea that the dictionary has a liberal bias is precious, though.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-64372289742702044932009-03-21T10:36:00.000-07:002009-03-21T10:36:00.000-07:00*sigh**sigh*Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268407996242055175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-10747944173527883872009-03-21T06:32:00.000-07:002009-03-21T06:32:00.000-07:00Did you know that George Soros would not be a mult...Did you know that George Soros would not be a multi-billionaire if it were not for the international language Esperanto?<BR/><BR/>Born in Hungary in 1930 as Gyorgy Schwartz, the family changed its name in 1936 to Soros, which in Esperanto means "to soar." <BR/><BR/>The Soros name-change was an effort to protect the Jewish family from the rise of fascist rulers and the whole family spoke Esperanto at home.<BR/><BR/>As a native Esperanto speaker, (someone who has spoken Esperanto from birth), George Soros defected to the West in 1946, while attending an Esperanto youth meeting in Vienna.<BR/><BR/>Esperanto enabled Soros both to defect, and to become the 28th most wealthy man in the World, according to the Forbes rich list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-25633927619527978052009-03-21T06:19:00.000-07:002009-03-21T06:19:00.000-07:00Why not have an Esperanto translation then!Have a ...Why not have an Esperanto translation then!<BR/><BR/>Have a look at http://www.apertium.org which will do it for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com