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quarryman
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I want a corner where we could converse in Swahili....:]
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blowin
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| Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Funny you should say that !
Jambo ! Habari yako ? Mzuri ? Ne , mzuri sana . U na taka mojo Tusker ?
Greetings ! How are you ? Good ? Yeah , really good . Do you want a Tusker ( local ) beer ?
I used to live there . A very long time ago .
I'll do a serious response to the Q in a mo'  |
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wayland
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| Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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I think its a good idea Róisín. This is Ireland after all but responces could obviously only come from those who could read Gallic. I personally would find it fascinating. Sitting here with me book trying to understand what you guys were saying 
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| Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Róisín wrote: | Is there any corner of this forum where we could use Irish rather than English please admin?  |
The previous responses sum it up , really . I would love to learn the Irish and had fully intended to do so when we moved over but your phonetics aren't even the same as ours  ! ( There was a documentary on tv a while ago , about brain activity . Said that one's ability to learn new languages starts to decline after the age of ?? 18 I think it was . Unfortunately they appear to be right  ) I am getting better at pronouncing local place names correctly but that's about it .
The setting up would not be a problem , that is to say not difficult , but it would be time-consuming . MOH and I are already passing like ships in the night !
The main and ongoing "issue" would be the Admin and Mod bit , which as we all know means firm but polite guidance or censorship if necessary  
I obviously couldn't do this myself and , in the nicest possible way ( honestly ) , how could I be sure that a mischief-maker wouldn't let something slip in under the net ?
I could appoint someone , I know , but I don't actually or really know anyone out there . I hardly know myself on occasions . I could be the young girl living next door to you , just writing under this pseudonym
On a more positive note there should be nothing to stop you from adopting a free site like this one yourself . You then make the rules . It is that simple . I'd be very happy to help in any way I can and we could put plenty of links into the posts to encourage flow from one to the other .
I think that about covers it |
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Róisín
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| OK no problem, thanks for considering it anyhow. |
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Róisín
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quarryman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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There must be an election on the way.
Roisin will you do the English sub-titles for any of the Irish language posts? |
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Róisín
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a better idea, which I've asked Admin for permission to do (are Admin and Blowin the same person? I didn't know so I PMed Admin to be on the safe side ) and my idea is a little tiny thread where I could teach ye the rudiments of the language, of course it would all be in English. I will let you know how I get on |
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blowin
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Location: Tubbercurry , Co Sligo
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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That's a very good question ! The delphic oracle will respond under the
section headed " suggestions about your forum .. etc " .
The language lesson thread is a brilliant idea . Would you like to put it under that same forum just for now ? If we take your new one together with the "Irish-English translations for .. etc " and that very clever keyboard stuff it would warrant a category of its own . Possibly there are other headers which could go there too ? If you ( all ) would like to suggest title or content please PM them to Admin . I say pm because if we get loads of suggestions it may not be possible to accomodate them all . I wouldn't want anyone to be disappointed in public . |
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quarryman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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Quote from Blowin
Possibly there are other headers which could go there too ?
I must give you the local meaning for "header" because I'm sure there are a couple lurking about. Yes Roisin, you can include me as one of the headers !!!!!
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