MJ Ray <markj@cloaked.freeserve.co.uk> writes:To be fair, the joke in poor taste is that we demand people speak English on this list, but my thoughts on that are well-known -- http://ttt.esperanto.org/Why, because more people speak Esperanto?
No, because far fewer people can play the "1L speakers making fun of the 2L speakers" game. It's a more level playing field and sort of a handshake, both reaching out as far, rather than native speakers making little effort to accommodate.