Re: Gaelic or what?

Sally Caves wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "R A Brown" <ray@...>
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>>> It is not sayed like Gaylick or Gahlick
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>> I am not sure how the Irish pronounce 'Gaelic' - but in Scotland it
>> is always pronounced exactly the same as 'Gallic'.
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> Not always, if I can take this information as truth:  I spoke to a
> woman from Scotland recently who kindly explained to me that the
> pronunciation "Gallic" is used by those who refer to it within Scots
> Gaelic.  She said that non-speakers pronounce it "Gaelic," and that
> for someone like myself to say "Oh, then, to you speak *gallic*?" is a
> little like saying "Oh, then, do you speak Francais?"  I was much
> chagrined.

That's really not true.  Well, except among the less informed of Scots,
perhaps.  But certainly the normal pronunciation by people in the know
is 'Gallic'.

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