Re: Gaelic or what?

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From: "R A Brown" <ray@...>


>> It is not sayed like Gaylick or Gahlick
> I am not sure how the Irish pronounce 'Gaelic' - but in Scotland it is
> always pronounced exactly the same as 'Gallic'.
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.

Sally

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