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Date Posted: 03:05:45 02/05/04 Thu
Author: jedicat
Subject: Re: "Am fuirich sinn fada 'n so?"
In reply to: Admiral Jota 's message, ""Am fuirich sinn fada 'n so?"" on 17:57:52 02/03/04 Tue

Wow. Scottish Gaelic? When do we get to see the Welsh polygons toasting pints of ale with "Iechyd da!" ?


>Because it's not right to let a good challenge just
>sit there, and because I happen to know someone clever
>enough and with sufficient resources to figure it out
>(the same associate from before, if you're playing
>along at home), I may as well post an attempted
>translation of what I am told appears to be Scottish
>Gaelic:
>
>an: interrogative particle (which changes to "am" when
>used before verbs starting with p, b, m, or f)
>fuirich: dwell, abide, stay
>sinn: we, us
>fada: long, far
>an so: here
>
>Leading to a rough translation of, "How long do we
>have to wait here?" or perhaps "Abide we so long in
>this place?"

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