Decades ago, Esperanto enthusiasts predicted it would become the world's universal language.

十年前，世界语崇拜者曾预言世界语将成为世界上人人都懂的语言。

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Wasson says he "has doubts" Esperanto will become a universal language. However, he has no doubts use of the language can save money.

华生先生说，他“已经怀疑”世界语将成为世界上人人都懂的语言，然而，他绝不怀疑使用这种语言能省钱的事实。

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And it does so in a dumbed-down Esperanto that its audience can't fail to understand -- the universal language of commercial TV sitcoms, with their constrained cultural vocabulary and their subtext of harmlessness: Don't be offended, none of this really means anything, it's just a goof about a lot of dumb stuff going down around us.

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