I can’t sing in any language.  That would make for the shortest blog ever were I to leave it at that, so I think I’ll seize the opportunity to elaborate a little.

“Artificial” sounds like such a negative word.  I often try to avoid using it when answering the inevitable question about “what is Esperanto?”

It shouldn’t be an issue, of course, as you there reading this on your artificial computer, wearing your artificial clothing, and being used to your artificial modes of transport well know.

When I consider other constructed languages I become dubious about whether they could actually have a spoken dimension to them, whether they could be used for singing.

I fully understand others’ scepticism about Zamenhof’s project, since I harbour those same apprehensions about any other constructed language that you might suggest to me. (Well, except Solresol, for obvious reasons. ) (more…)