I know how to sing happy borthday in welsh, which is something entirley different. I speak a smidge of gaelic, more Norwegian, Danish and sweedish, and can swear fluently in Serbo-croat.
I knew that long before I met sneerpout unfortunately, but perhaps as she must have been living in my home town at the time, she influenced me unknowingly...
Sadly no, my parents are both Welsh and my Dad had english beaten into in when he was 7 and went to school. I grew up on the North Wales coast in the 60s and 70s when Welsh-language education was poorly funded. Consequently, I never learnt the language. However, it is now the best route to a good education and I would have definitely sent my own kids to a Welsh-language school and gone to classes myself.
I did find a course on-line once, but can't seem to find it now.
Yes, Happy Day Haven't noticed much evidence of frivolity round here... but then again I have been sitting in my room or the lab most of the day! I think there is a concept called outside world I'm s'posed to be supervising some 9-11 year old kids doing 'scientific experiments' in National Science Week - any tips, anyone? (for controlling groups of children)
Think I'll be at Eastercon... Might even be doing a little talk Hope evryone who said they were coming is still coming!
Controlling Kids? Hmmm? Whips and chairs come to mind! Seriously, if you can chose the experiments then make them messy and 'orrible and hands on, but make any demonstrations as theatrical and noisy and smelly as possible - my two love that sort of thing.
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2003-03-01 08:52 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-03-01 11:03 am (UTC):@)
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Date: 2003-03-01 11:04 am (UTC)I think the Welsh half rocks, and I hate suits, lol!!
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Date: 2003-03-01 10:30 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-03-01 11:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-01 11:07 am (UTC)see you later.
grumpy gaath
must sleep
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Date: 2003-03-01 11:09 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-03-01 08:47 pm (UTC)Blwydden hapus i chi
Blwydden hapus cariad Addi
Blwydden hapus i chi
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Date: 2003-03-02 02:02 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-03-02 08:11 am (UTC)But its probably close enough for government work ;@)
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Date: 2003-03-01 12:27 pm (UTC)I think Welsh is a beautiful language, and would love to learn it sometime. You think I can find it on a language course?
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Date: 2003-03-01 02:11 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-03-01 08:34 pm (UTC)Is this the Sneerpout effect?
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Date: 2003-03-02 02:01 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-03-02 08:13 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-03-01 08:39 pm (UTC)I did find a course on-line once, but can't seem to find it now.
Cymru Am Beth
Date: 2003-03-01 12:09 pm (UTC)Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
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Date: 2003-03-01 12:20 pm (UTC)Re: Cymru Am Beth
Date: 2003-03-01 08:42 pm (UTC)Whales! whales! bloody big fishes is whales
Sardines come in tins,
But whales won't fit in
'Cos bloody big fishes is whales.
Re: Cymru Am Beth
Date: 2003-03-02 04:54 am (UTC)Whales, whales, bloody great MAMMALS are whales!
They swim in the sea,
We eat them for tea!
Oh, bloody great MAMMALS are whales!
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Date: 2003-03-02 08:04 am (UTC)Re: Cymru Am Beth
Date: 2003-03-02 08:33 am (UTC)Re: Cymru Am Beth
Date: 2003-03-02 11:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-01 02:37 pm (UTC)Haven't noticed much evidence of frivolity round here...
but then again I have been sitting in my room or the lab most of the day!
I think there is a concept called outside world
I'm s'posed to be supervising some 9-11 year old kids doing 'scientific experiments' in National Science Week - any tips, anyone? (for controlling groups of children)
Think I'll be at Eastercon... Might even be doing a little talk
Hope evryone who said they were coming is still coming!
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Date: 2003-03-01 08:27 pm (UTC)Hopefully see you at Eastercon
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Date: 2003-03-02 12:25 am (UTC)can't get it sorted, and anyway im in a bloody foul mood. ;-)
(due to still being asleep)
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Date: 2003-03-02 03:20 am (UTC)would one 15 yr old be able to sneak in?