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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Is the problem that the Welsh make up Welsh words for new inventions or that they tweak English words?
If I were Welsh I would try to learn the Welsh language. Sean Fletcher, the Countryfile presenter, had great fun in a small shop in Wales when everyone was gossiping about him in Welsh whilst he waited to served. On his way out, he spoke to them in Welsh making it very clear he had understood everything they said.
If I were Welsh I would try to learn the Welsh language. Sean Fletcher, the Countryfile presenter, had great fun in a small shop in Wales when everyone was gossiping about him in Welsh whilst he waited to served. On his way out, he spoke to them in Welsh making it very clear he had understood everything they said.
"what about AMBIWLANS - it's just ambulance isn't it, trying to look Welsh. "
It's a "borrowed" word. I don't know if words such as "television" are also "borrowed" (from "French?") but all languages have borrowed words: English has anglicised versions of foreign words too. There are probably likely to be more borrowed words in Welsh - and Irish also: the latter has only 18 letters in its alphablet, so borrowings can be problematic.
It's a "borrowed" word. I don't know if words such as "television" are also "borrowed" (from "French?") but all languages have borrowed words: English has anglicised versions of foreign words too. There are probably likely to be more borrowed words in Welsh - and Irish also: the latter has only 18 letters in its alphablet, so borrowings can be problematic.
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