kam@CARROT.CLARA.NET a écrit :
> Damn, the Bretons have all the best tunes.
>
Eh eh eh :-))
>
> Still I would maintain that Welsh is ESSENTIALLY Breton spoken by Methodists
> (being sober, they have no problem with [T] and [D] keep their vowels and
> [r]'s clear, don't turn their diphthongs inside out ...), and Cornish is
> essentially Breton spoken by lapsed Methodists (if they haven't lapsed
> to begin with a few "cultural" visits to Brittany seem to do the trick).
>
Dont worry, we are busy corrupting them
>
> I once saw someone who dropped in on a Cornish gathering en route from
> Wales to Brittany. They were speaking Welsh to a companion, Cornish to
> the company at large, and Breton to someone on the phone, _all at once_.
> My brain just isn't wired that way!
>
I think it is a matter of habit. When I was living in Danmark, I was using three
languages on a daily basis (danish, english, and french) but not in the same
circumsances and not with he same persons.
>
> Bloaz nevez mat deoc'h!
>
deoch-chwi ivez (pronounced dyoH Hwi iye)