XPost: soc.culture.irish, ie.general, soc.culture.scottish   
   From: telmey®@ntlworld.moc   
      
   On 8 Jan 2007 13:44:53 -0800, in soc.culture.irish   "Gentile"   
      wrote :   
      
   >   
   >DJ Spider wrote:   
   >   
   >> Lets keep the traditions alive, I am slowing picking up irish words and   
   >> sayings, like locked, banne, wouldn't mind you, your bold, press, etc   
   >> and my G/F is picking up my english words! I was born in essex, but   
   >> grew up in cheltenham, (home of the gold cup races)   
   >   
   >I've no issue with the Irish Language surviving on it's own merit and   
   >people independently supporting it. The issues I have are funding it   
   >and requiring it to be compulsory.   
   >   
   >The E.U. is now obliged to translate every document it has ever written   
   >which is a superflous exercise at best because half the words will be   
   >English anyway. There are no Irish words for almost anything that came   
   >into being since the 17th Century.   
      
   Did you  read it  ? it said they would not be printing it in Irish.   
      
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