Thanks, Monty, for an interesting discussion of Esperanto ( http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mesperanto.html ).
There were a couple of typos in the paragraph from The People’s Almanac.
“Moderno” should be “moderna”. (The adjectival ending is -a. “Moderno” would be a noun, meaning something or someone modern.)
“Konsieron” should be “konsideron” (“consideration”).
Of course I’m an absolute expert in Esperanto, having taken a 10-week postal course in 1985. ;-{)}
Dankon. --Dave
(P.S.: This is my first time using UBB code, so I hope it turns out all right.)
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