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The Welsh word for *ew* is *llannfggrstnnlll -- etc. etc. etc.* (Original Post) MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 OP
You know what I love about that language? Chan790 Mar 2012 #1
Welsh is the only language............. DFW Mar 2012 #4
And you get Clubcard points too!!! HopeHoops Mar 2012 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author taterguy Mar 2012 #3
To which there is only one reply intaglio Mar 2012 #5
That's not Welsh BiggJawn Mar 2012 #6
Depending on the Welsh lady OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #7
Seriously??? chknltl Mar 2012 #8
Not that good a deal. Look again, that's not a dollar sign. n/t A Simple Game Mar 2012 #9
Well that explains it, they are much closer to the source! chknltl Mar 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author chknltl Mar 2012 #11
 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
1. You know what I love about that language?
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 09:31 AM
Mar 2012

You can have a word like "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" and it's pronounced like "Langoo."

DFW

(59,877 posts)
4. Welsh is the only language.............
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 10:01 AM
Mar 2012

...where a translation of "It was a dark and stormy night" is long enough to take up the whole novel.

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