[lit-ideas] Re: St. Andrew's Speech

  • From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:46:18 -0800

I have not a word of gaelic and so have to be guided by those who tell me. Everyone I've heard says it that way. Maybe they're all wrong?


David Ritchie,
Upton-Without-a-Clue


On Nov 30, 2008, at 1:44 PM, Donal McEvoy wrote:





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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: St. Andrew's Speech

Slan-ge-vah, or as it's written, "slainte." Maybe there'll be occasion for a drop this evening.

Is this so in Scotch? In Irish gaelic the pronunciation is akin to 'slawn-sha'.

Dohmnall
Casagh an tSugain




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