One nation, not just speaking English

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

welsh people don't speak english.. it's some kind of elfin dialect

i talked to a guy from wales once - had to have an english guy translate it.

[pedroh 21]

I vote for LOLcat

[Marilyn. 340]

[Dr. Obvious 49]

welsh people don't speak english.. it's some kind of elfin dialect

i talked to a guy from wales once - had to have an english guy translate it.

Was he speaking Welsh or English with a Welsh accent?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Welsh accents and Birmingham accents sound sort of the same to me.

Welsh people, scousers and brummies - always sound like they're asking questions, even when they're not

[Amby 490]

Welsh accents and Birmingham accents sound sort of the same to me.

Welsh people, scousers and brummies - always sound like they're asking questions, even when they're not

that's cos they keep saying "eh"

[chri'stina 190]

heh that had some funny stuff....I liked the courtroom tension topic.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Welsh accents and Birmingham accents sound sort of the same to me.

Welsh people, scousers and brummies - always sound like they're asking questions, even when they're not

that's cos they keep saying "eh"

I thought that was Canadians..... *runs*

[derekkj 0]

wait till you talk to someone from wales

Oh, dos i chwarae efo dy nain

welsh people don't speak english.. it's some kind of elfin dialect

There are a lot of people there who still speak the old Welsh language, as there are Scots and Irish who speak Gaelic. A few generations and its likely to die out entirely...

Actually Wales has made a big effort to save Cymraeg and it seems to be working.

http://www.byig-wlb.org.uk/Pages/Hafan.aspx

And, bad Sister Fracas!

[Sister Fracas 5]

And, bad Sister Fracas!

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

I speak pig-latin!!!

[noemij 0]

Hold on...stay focused on your argument. You said that most Europeans learn to speak English because it's a marketable language. I'm asking a simple question - is the Spanish language marketable in the U.S. comparitive to English in Europe?

yes if I want someone to clean my toilet.. :rofl:

Edit. What is real funny is that the people I know who are actually from Spain think the Latino version of Spanish is quite ghettoized.

What is the Latino version of Spanish? Anyway, this argument is similar to that between Portuguese speakers in Portugal and those in Brazil. To mose Spanish speakers - and here I'm including myself since I'm a native Spanish speaker - Castillian Spanish is an older version of the language.

[nivesito 0]

However, the two most spoken languages in the world are English and Spanish. So I feel there is a very good reason for speaking both English and Spanish.

In my knowledge the most spoken language in the world is Chinese. I'm fluent in three languages (English, German and Croatian). I studied Spanish because I think it's a nice language, not because I might need it one day. I spent few years in Germany and actually there is a lot of Turkish national that live there for 20 years and still don't speak German! I think they have the law where German is an official language. Making the law is not going to force people to learn it. I also agree with one poster that you can't force private companies like Wal Mart or Home Depot not to use Spanish, it's business only. Also, there's a lot of Hispanic people that do speak English so to generalize would be a mistake. In Croatia we start to learn English in first grade and in 4th grade a second language (usually German, Italian or French).

I do think there should be put more effort for people that already live here to learn English, there are ESL classes. I agree with Obama there should be some kind of a educational reform where would be more emphasis on learning languages not because you need it but as an option for kids who want to learn them.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

welsh people don't speak english.. it's some kind of elfin dialect

i talked to a guy from wales once - had to have an english guy translate it.

Was he speaking Welsh or English with a Welsh accent?

it seemed to be english, but i couldn't sort out ####### he was saying.

[Amby 490]

welsh people don't speak english.. it's some kind of elfin dialect

i talked to a guy from wales once - had to have an english guy translate it.

Was he speaking Welsh or English with a Welsh accent?

it seemed to be english, but i couldn't sort out ####### he was saying.

they seem to be allergic to using vowels in their words