Re: History of the Breton Language

"Michilín" <micheil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message news:435906b9.7230296@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:57:38 +1300, "Adam Whyte-Settlar"
> <grawillers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"fred" <f5r4e3d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message .
> >
> >a  viable base to keep the language going, especially
> >given some political sup****t and funding.
> >
> >Why?
> >The sooner the entire planet speaks one language - be it Mandarin,
Spanish,
> >English or whatever - the better IMO.
> >
> >It is inevitable anyway - why squander taxpayers money on dying,
irrelevant,
> >redundant dialects.
> >And don't give me that crap about 'preserving the culture inherent in
the
> >langugae' - in 2,000 years time no-one will give a toss.
> >
> >Roll on.
> >
> >A W-S
> >
>
> Classic Britclone speak.
>
> Mr. Whyte-Settlar's chosen nickname is in fact the term used by
> Highlanders to categorize English incomers who attempt to force the
> locals to adopt English ways.

That's not fair - I didn't 'force' them - I led by example.
And damned ungratefull they were too.

>These attempts, as Mr. Whyte-Settlar
> found to his cost in his efforts to batter local Highlanders into
> following his dictates, failed and he addresses his current remarks to
> us from Australia...

Not yet - still in bloody NZ trying to sell Settlar Towers to some sucker
Yank settlar.

> A splendid example of a lone voice crying in the wilderness.

'Wilderness' is reasonably accurate - but 'lone voice' is waaaay off old
bean.
I predict that in 300 years time there will be about five or six languages
and the lurkers all sup****t me.

A W-S