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Thread #81477   Message #1494506
Posted By: PoppaGator
27-May-05 - 03:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: Any one speak Globish? This is serious..
Subject: RE: BS: Any one speak Globish? This is serious..
I feel sure that "Globish" is pronounced with a long "O," for two reasons: (1) it seems pretty obvious that we're referring to the globe (i.e.,. the planet earth), not some "glob," and (2) if it were to be pronounced with a short "O," it would have been spelled with a double "B," thus: "Globbish."

Ebbie (and Haruo), I don't mean to be mean or disrespectful, and would be glad to "listen to" (that is, read) a good advocate's arguments in favor of Esperanto. I'm sure it would be quite interesting. However, I have serious doubts that there's a real-life future for it, and I'm afraid that I would be difficult to dissuade, no matter how hard I might try to keep an open mind.