# Esperanto and the web

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-and-the-web/17618>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 5, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-and-the-web/17618 "2000-03-05T01:52:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-and-the-web/17618/1 "2000-03-05T01:52:00Z")

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I was doing a research project about the web, and it occured to me that the web is the perfect place to use Esperanto. Wouldn’t it make sense that the world wide web be in a world wide language?  
Any comments, ideas? any ideas on how to implement this?

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-and-the-web/17618/2 "2000-03-05T02:04:00Z")

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Well, even, I’d feel kinda left out. ☹  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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I only know two things;  
I know what I need to know  
And  
I know what I want to know  
Mangeorge, 2000

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-and-the-web/17618/3 "2000-03-05T02:53:00Z")

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No need, Sven, we’re already here. Check out [www.esperanto.net](http://www.esperanto.net) . Ghis!

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**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2000, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esperanto-and-the-web/17618/4 "2000-03-06T06:21:00Z")

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> Originally posted by even sven:  
> \*\* Wouldn’t it make sense that the world wide web be in a world wide language?  
> Any comments, ideas? any ideas on how to implement this?\*\*

First off yes, I do know this is about e-o, but, the OP asked for comments, or ideas, so…

## Well, why Esperanto? Why not Interlingua, Glosa, Ido, Eurolang, Romanova, Lingua Franca Nova, or Novial? Frankly, there are so many IAL’s out there, that I don’t see any one being **the** perfect web language.

I myself am an incorrigible conlang slut. I love oral lex.