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Subject: Two languages in Wales....

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Roberdin

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Date Posted: 22:28:28 11/06/04 Sat
In reply to: Ian (Australia) 's message, "speaking more than one language is a good thing" on 23:52:22 11/05/04 Fri

That is an entirely different scenario... There is only one lanugage there... there are two in Wales; one more ancient than the other, perhaps; but both spoken by Welsh peopel for many years. I think no less of a Welshman who can't speak Welsh.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Indeed
Author: Owain (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:58:45 11/06/04 Sat Indeed Riberdin. The British language is English and I am British first and foremost (also I do currently live in England). [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: ironic
Author: Ian (Australia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:33:02 11/07/04 Sun Literally, of course, the British languages are Welsh and Cornish (and Breton). I would not say that you are less Welsh for not speaking Welsh, but I do find it odd that you are proud of not speaking Welsh. That sounds dangerously close to being proud of ignorance, to me. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: That is a bit silly - just because it was the first, does not make it de facto.
Author: Roberdin [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:37:27 11/07/04 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: etymologically speaking
Author: Ian [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:39:21 11/07/04 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: proud?
Author: Owain (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:42:10 11/07/04 Sun I dont recall saying I am proud of my inability to undersatnd the langauge. I simply dont care one way or the other. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: a month or so back
Author: Ian (Australia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:12:52 11/07/04 Sun I seem to recall that you expressed pride in the fact that neither you nor your father nor your grandfather could speak Welsh. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: hmmm
Author: Owain (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:12:01 11/07/04 Sun Maybe. Pride more in the fact that I dont feel I must spend my time showing just how Welsh I am, the way a large portion of the nation does. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: fair call
Author: Ian [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:41:55 11/07/04 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]