| Show i -- 1- "WI It's I 0 0AWSt nfiTh KIS 0 C) d k9 If a politically A the world's governments and taught in all grade schools and high schools to be used as a common of Not long—once you've persuaded the world to do it That however would take a very long time at least if past experience is any guide It has been more than 100 years since Esperanto the most successful of the artificial IS LOWEST international languages was first detailed by Dr LL Zamenhof and there are still only about 15 million people in the world who can use it This is the case even though basic Esperanto—because of its logical grammar and phonetic spelling—can - - :- ItAArfr6 1 be learned in of the time necessary to learn the average national language Here's a sample Can you read it without knowing anything about it first? Persono lernas la lingvon Esperanto facile kaj rapide ("People learn the Esperanto language easily and quickly") th -- 0 - - -- 71 11610 li:1 tilD!' adton LOWEST SOFT PACK gtar SZ----- ir neutral language were chosen by 0 Imr "0" tpl' VOS SAVANT auxiliary language how long would it take to accomplish? —Victor Munson Escondido Calif 1 ' Ask BY MARILYN '‘ c) I Marilyn Carlton oPow '3 AP i-- ast‘cytresto - JP 1111111 11 111 If you dropped an object one foot above a table and continually divided the distance it fell in half wouldn't that prove that the object would never hit the table? —Darrel Harden Rossville Kan ------- --- 1 No The sum of the infinite series 12 14 18 116 and so forth is one! diPi to Is there a more important decision in life than the choice of a career or the choice of a spouse? --F- New York NY M Yes The choice of which one going to come first SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking 17) Causes Lung Cancer Heart Disease Emphysema And May Complicate Pregnancy be American Tobacco tr is If you have a question for Marilyn vos Savant who is listed in the "Guinness Book ofWorld Records" under "Highest IQ" send it to: Ask Marilyn PARADE 750 Third Ave New York NY 10017 Because of volume of mail personal replies are not possible PAGE 10 SEPTEMBER 3 1989 PARADE MAGAZINE |
