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Re: Degaspregos

From:Padraic Brown <agricola@...>
Date:Monday, December 10, 2001, 1:01
Am 09.12.01, Yoon Ha Lee yscrifef:

> On Sunday, December 9, 2001, at 03:05 , Padraic Brown wrote: > > > Am 09.12.01, Yoon Ha Lee yscrifef: > >> On Sunday, December 9, 2001, at 02:14 , Padraic Brown wrote: > >> > >> Er...Go raibh maith agat? > > > > Que!? Come ty y rayrbeth et chath! Ach!!
> <hanging head> I *thought* that was "good day," but I got it out of some > kids' newsletter thing from the _Houston Chronicle_ years ago, and as a > consequence don't recall it very well. > > Um...attempted understanding: > What!? Why you [?] [?] and [?]! Ach!!
It was too good to pass up: What!? _You_ (go) eat a rabbit and a cat! Yuck! Actually, it looks right enough to me; but I don't know enough to make heads or tails of it! Kinda sounds like "rarebit and cat" to a Kernowman's ears, though. --> ;^)
> <sheepish look> Baa...um...Go maire tu i bhfad agus rath? Meep?
Mary goes by bus to Rath? ;)
> BTW, could I trouble you for conlang greetings/farewells in Kerno, while I' > m updating the page anyway? :-)
Helo is common enough. Boun zies - /bun Di@s/ also works. Cuomo te vays /kwomo ti vajs/ and Que dospons-te /ke dospon@sti/ are also good for 'how's it going?'. Ta!; aouzieus /awDius/; boun zies; and bon voiage /bon vojjaZ/ all work as farewells. Helo and ta are probably most common, but are not formal. Boun zies, when used as a farewell, is often slightly dismissive. Bon voiage, as expected, is generally used when someone is going away as on a trip. Padraic. -- Bethes gwaz vaz ha leal.

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