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302. Why Learn Esperanto?

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Esperanto and the Microcosm

Esperanto is a language used by Esperantists to create a kind of small scale utopia. We ask if that sense of trust and community could be retained if the microcosm were scaled up. Up next, we get into pragmatics: Could Esperanto save the European Union money in education costs?

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