welsh

[bo_selecta]

Ok...here's a weird one.

was channel hopping today and i stumbled on S4C....

Now in these isles you have English.....but also Irish, Scots Gaelic and Manx to name a few - which are all pretty similar (as is Breton) but where the hell did Welsh come from?

I mean...you can just about make out Manx and Breton (if you remember your Peig Irish) but Welsh is closer to Russian!!!!

Anyone know why ?

[amnesiac]

Welsh (and cornish and Breton) are classed as p-Celtic languages whereas Irish Gaelic, Scot's Gaelic and Manx are q-Celtic languages. The two divisions are quiet different and I think p is older. Try this url for more information
http//users.comlab.ox.ac.uk/geraint.jones/about.welsh/

[bo_selecta]

I bow to your superior intelict!

thank you amnesiac...i can sleep easy tonight now.

[amnesiac]

yh vuguyr gjjkkld diouiod Michael.

[bo_selecta]

ha ha ha

Go raibh maith agat


in fact - does anyone remember those Irish essays that you had to write in primary school after the school holidays...they always included at least one of the following lines

La brea samhraidh a bhi ann...

Ni raibh aon scamaill sa speir

Rinne mammai ceapri

etc

etc


(fluent Irish speakers - excuse the spelling mistakes, its been a while)

[Slayer]

La brea brothollach a bhi ann. Ni raibh aon scamaill so spear.

lol


Well, I got an Irish essay to write today about drugs in Irish Society. Think I could get away with starting it like that? Cos I'm drawing a blank.

Nil aon faic eolas agam.

[bo_selecta]

start it like that Slayer and they will think you were on drugs when you wrote it!!!! LOL

[Slayer]

YUP

lol


But at least I'll have an opening sentence, as opposed to... blank blank blankety blank blank. lmao

Why do I have to do all higher level subjects?

[bo_selecta]

http//www.drugsinfo.ie/

this of any use to you

[Slayer]

It may be yeah. Thanks!

I'll take a look around!

[capo]

Is mo sli inar feider le daoine dul thar for le na hainmhaointe ach bfheider go bhfuil an craos drugai an ceann is measa.......

cracker of an opening line slayer

[Slayer]

If I knew what it meant..

Anyone else seeing the problems I have?