Re: Gaelic thing

> My dictionary defines "lingo" as:
> "language, especially one despised or not understood; the jargon of
> a profession or class"
>
> Does Abrigon mean that the 'Celtic' languages are inferior, or that they
> are jargons kept alive by nationalists?
Methinks you are taking the dictionary too seriously.  My definition of
'lingo' is simply 'language', and I'm sure that Abrigon thinks so too.

What he means is that the Government is beginning to take these languages
seriously, and instead of being quite limited to a select few, they are
becoming more widespread.

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