Re: History of the Breton Language

"fred" <f5r4e3d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>
> Adam Whyte-Settlar wrote:
> > "Bob and Doris Jones" <bobianjones@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > news:Gbl6f.24789$U51.13024@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > fred wrote:
> > > > Adam Whyte-Settlar 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What a boring vision of the future. Maybe there should just be one
> > > > style of music, one kind of painting and everyone should wear the
same
> > > > clothes.
> > > >
> > > Yes, what a boring world that would be. Agree wholeheartedly with
this
!
> >
> > I don't think you have really thought this through.
> > Why would it be boring to be able to communicate easily with people
from
all
> > over the world?
> > I agree it's quite fun (for a while) to use sign language and shouting
to
> > educate the wogs and suchlike but IMO *that* soon becomes exhausting
and
> > (dare I say it) boring.
> > I've been to remote islands where the locals and I didn't have a
single
word
> > in common and it was so frustrating for them not to be able to benefit
from
> > my experience and superior education.
> > Many of them longed to learn English as their own tiny (in terms of
> > speakers) languages where useless to them. Perhaps you should explain
to
> > these people that they shouldn't learn English (or Spanish or
Mandarin)
> > because *you* would find it boring.
> > I'm curious - how would you convince - say - a tribe of Solomon
Islanders
> > that they should refrain from learning English in the interests of a
less
> > ho-hum planet?
> > Just a quick two line summary will do.
> > Don't want to get into a protracted debate in our mutual language in
case it
> > bores you.
> >
> > A W-S
>
>
> My dear sir, I think it may be YOU who hasn't thought it through : )
>
> I'm sorry, but I can't restrict myself to two lines on this one -
>
> Now, where you get the idea that I would wish someone from the Solomon
> Islands not to learn English I have absolutely no idea.
> I certainly do not state anything like that in my initial statement
> above (re-read it!).

Perhaps *you* should re-read it - I was responding to 'Bob and Doris
Jones' - (our resident conjoined twins I imagine).

A W-S
I'll try to get back later re the rest of your post.
No time to even read it at the moment.