Re: (C&C WARNING)Re: Harry Potter Is A Symptom Of Western Civilisation's Slide Back Into Paganism
- From: greymaus@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 2 May 2007 09:04:31 GMT
On 2007-04-28, Al Klein <rukbat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 28 Apr 2007 06:46:39 -0700, sanlosinst@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Apr 25, 5:10 am, Al Klein <ruk...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 24 Apr 2007 12:00:01 -0700, sanlosi...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Who are these 'Celts'? That word is used with so many different
meanings by so many diferent people that it is meaningless unless you
choose to explain how you're using it.
People whose language is (or was) one of the Celtic languages, Breton,
Cornish, Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh.
You're limiting your definition of Celtic only to those languages, and
excluding speakers of other languages of the Celtic groups like
Gaulish?
That's one of the Continental Celtic languages. The people to whom I
was referring were those living in the British Isles.
None of these people called themselves `Celtic'.. also be aware that
there is a major split between the `p' languages, (Welsh, Breton), and
the `q' languages, descended from Irish Gaelic.. I have to converse
with Welsh speakers through English. (Welsh people do not make a fuss
about this, generally very polite, also, my Irish Gaelic is poor,
`Conas ta tu' is near the end of my competency)
--
Greymaus
Just another grumpy old man
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