[GO] OT: Gaelic

2004-11-13 Thread Katharine Considine
Being the incredibly shallow person that I am, I'd like to learn a bit about Gaelic* to impress someone. Ahem. Are there any websites out there that would give me the basics of pronunciation and that sort of thing, or even an online dictionary? Thanks, Katharine *(nearly wrote 'a bit *of*

Re: [GO] OT: Gaelic

2004-11-13 Thread KGilch4198
Scots or Irish, Katharine? I think there is something - at least links to pages - off the BBC pages, for Scots Gaelic at least. I can't remember how I stumbled across this - I think it came off a page which had lots aboutelarning different languages, but I'm not sure the URL had anything

Re: [GO] OT: Gaelic

2004-11-13 Thread Valerie Wood
If it's Scots Gaelic try http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/beurla/ - that's the Gaelic college of the University of Highlands and Islands: online dictionary. And you can use the search SMO box to search for the pronounciation guides. (I find it difficult, personally, my brain and tongue are not made

Re: [GO] OT: Gaelic

2004-11-13 Thread Marcia McGinley
What you need to do Katharine is wait until you get those nasty white floaty bits in your cup of tea and then you casually remark, Tor arn bahn-ya gair. Marcia -- Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see