XPost: soc.culture.welsh, soc.culture.cornish, soc.culture.irish
XPost: soc.culture.scottish
From: coryvreckan@NO_SPAM.verizon.net
scally wrote:
> On 6 Mar, 13:58, Cory Bhreckan
> wrote:
>> scally wrote:
>>>> On 5 Mar, 19:43, The Highlander wrote:
>>>> The Irish of course, far from establishing a Celtic nation, have
>>>> simply caved in to England by using English instead of Gaeilge.
>>> 'Caved into England' I think not. We do no longer promote English
>>> unlike France that encourages French worldwide and pays a handsome
>>> price for the privilege. The Irish have embraced the English language
>>> for valid reasons, is a much better description. You are a language
>>> Luddite and as always history will repeat itself, you can swim against
>>> the tide but you will not stop it. English is no longer the property
>>> of England but that of anyone who wishes to speak it, and all will
>>> decide its future changes, unlike French which is modified only by the
>>> Académie Française. English being the language of 'the pay packet' is
>>> now threatening the Indian caste system:-
>>> 'For centuries Dalits could not marry outside their caste to maintain
>>> caste purity. But if a Dalit knows English then there is no way he
>>> will be climbing a toddy tree and end up doing a manual job.
>>> The English-speaking Dalit will not be made a sweeper or a cleaner of
>>> toilets.
>> Wonderful, who cleans the toilets then?
>
> I would recommend Mr Blu and his indentured sidekick Toilet Duck,
> although if you are suffering from affluenza you may opt for Aleski
> Bazyli (A.K.A. a Polish bloke).
He'll probably learn *nglish too.
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