esperanto

[hedge]

if esperanto is an international language why isnt it used in the united nations?
thanks hedge

[Booldawg]

It was developed to be a universally standard european language - but never really got off the ground.

[R1Geezer]

Perlease! more people speak bleeddin Klingon.

[chakka35]

It never got off the ground because the basic idea is ridiculous - that everyone in the world should learn a new language from scratch.
English is (increasingly) the most widely-spoken language world-wide. It is the indigenous language of the British Isles, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and large parts of the old Empire. It is spoken in Scandinavia and the Low Countries and is the favourite second language of most students. It is the international language of maritime navigation, air traffic control, computers and pop songs.

And so on...

So who needs Esperanto?