Italian is way simpler.
Phonetically, Italian is an absolute dream. Of course, it's a language with very marked regional differences, so there are only like 12 highly-educated people from Florence who actually pronounce things the way they were presented in class as the One True Way -- but oh, the rules, they are lovely and clear and consistent rules!
I used to study Esperanto by mail. Spanish is better.
Dude, I'm reading about Esperanto, and then I discovered Riism. It's like a language patch!! Now I want to see the one that turns all nouns into strippers.
I used to study Esperanto by mail.
OMG, I think I did too. Or, at least, I once mailed away for something about Esperanto.
We had study sheets, and we'd do exercises, and then we'd mail them back in, and get new stuff. Such keeners.
Now I want to see the one that turns all nouns into strippers.
"Funny...Joe never has a second noun at home..."
The Cassie Edwards thing has now hit CNN, with a quote from Nora Roberts.
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As a writer, a reader and a victim of plagiarism, I feel very strongly on this issue.
She does not appear to feel very strongly on THE SERIAL COMMA.
She's probably used to AP style, which eschews the serial comma.
Edit: Or possibly what I meant to say is that the article's in AP style. I don't know how they handle direct quotes from e-mail.