Car amicos: Io ha un pauc pensatas/questiones que io desirea decir vos in iste littera. Postea prendente un poco de tempo scriber in interlingua in iste lista e apprender plus super illo, io ha vermente me lo diverteva. Io ha essite pensate e ci es que io desirea discuter a proposito de iste lingua belle: 1. Quante personas es activimente involvite in Interlingua? Per exemplo, esque il ha un lista de quanto personas le abonava a iste lista de e-posta? Si assi, esserea possibile pro nos monstrar ille lista assi que nos ha un idea melior de le gente nos pote communicar cun, sin usante le lista INTERLNG? 2. Que organizationes existe pro le promotion de Interlingua de plus le UMI? 3. Esque il ha alicun effortios currente facer un libro moderne que apprendera Interlingua basic a conversational? Esperanto ha plure tal libros publicate per etiam publicatores major e pote esser fundate in ulle libreria american. Interlingua (tamben se appella Auli-Prim) ha un programma television e un libro que apprende le lingua a su membros de su organization. Per favor, non confunde que io pensa que iste linguas es "plus bon" que Interlingua, postea illo non es le punto. Io Io inquire, proque si le lingua se diffundera, facerea bon senso pro tal un obra esser facite, no? Si uno non es in le travalias (me perdona pro le expression mal) e si il habeva individuales plure qui travaliarea in tal un libro in su linguas native, esque illo ha esserea (mal grammatica ci) donate permission per le UMI? Me pare, que Interlingua ha besonio de promover se plus e in un maniera plus moderne attinger un plus multo maso de personas. 4. Quanto personas es usante interlingua audibilmente e non solo typante lo? Io ha audiva de le gente que ha ICQ e usave illo, ma quante vices e cun quanto successo? Io suppone que pro me, si io va a continuar usante Interlingua illo esserea alicun cosa que io volerea parlar bastante regularmente; alias io perde interesse cun solo typante e legente. IO dice iste proque io pote lege e comprende multo espaniol, jam io non pote apprender illo parlar tan rapide como io pote interlingua, io non crede. 5. Quando es le conferentia proxime e ubi? Si il ha un organization american, pote uno esser organizate pro hic en SUA? Io spera que io non vos supera cun questiones, ma illos es certemente cosas que io desirea saper. Multe gracias a tute Michael Edwards The following is the English translation so that if anyone speaks english can pick apart my choice of interlingua words/expressions is they see the need.. Thanks ------------------------ Dear friends: I have a few thoughts/questions that I would like to share with you in this letter. Since taking a bit of time to write in interlingua on this list and learn more about it, I have truly enjoyed it. I've been doing some thinking and here is what I'd like to discuss regarding this beautiful language: 1. How many people are actively involved in Interlingua? For example, is there a list of how many people are subscribed to this email list? If so, would it be possible for us to show that list so that we have a better idea of people we can communicate with without using the list? 2. What organizations exist for the promotion of Interlingua besides the UMI? 3. Are there any current efforts to make a modern book that will teach basic to conversational Interlingua? Esperanto has several such books published by even major publishers and can be found in any american bookstore. Interlingue (also known as Auli-Prim) has a television show and a book that teaches the language to its organizations members. Do not mistake that I think these languages are "better" than Interlingua, since that's not the point. I ask, because if the language is to be spread it would make sense for such a work to be done. If one is not in the works, and if there were several individuals who would work on such a book in their native tongues, would it have to be granted permission by the UMI? It seems to me that Interlingua needs to promote itself more and in a more modern way to reach a greater mass of people. 4. How many people are actually audibly using Interlingua and not just typing it? I have heard of the people that have ICQ and used that, but how often and with how much success? I guess that for me, if I'm going to continue to use Interlingua it would be something I would want to speak quite regularly, otherwise I lose interest with only typing and reading. I say this because I can read and comprehend much Spanish yet I cannot learn it to speak as fast as I can Interlingua, I do not believe. 5. When is the next conference for Interlingua and where? If there is an American organization, could one be organized for here in the States? I hope I didn't overwhelm you all with questions, but they are definitely things that I would like to know. Thank you all Michael Edwards