In article , Fran
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Teaching the Chinese to speak Welsh? Now that, I'd like to see!
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What is it about newsgroups that results in the longest threads often
being the ones that are OT (or at least have drifted substantially
OT)? No criticism implied, I'm just interested in a bemused sort of
way.


John Dann
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In article , John Dann
writes
What is it about newsgroups that results in the longest threads often
being the ones that are OT (or at least have drifted substantially
OT)? No criticism implied, I'm just interested in a bemused sort of
way.

That's the nature of the beast :-)
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Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

said...
Teaching the Chinese to speak Welsh? Now that, I'd like to see!

I had a Welsh speaking friend at Uni who was studying Chinese.. Said
it was a doddle compared with learning English

Actually, that doesn't surprise me. I was once asked how I knew
the difference in pronounciation between through, though,
thorough, cough, bough, tough and hiccough. I had to explain
that I didn't know how I knew - I just did. English is a
horrendous language to learn.
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Fran
If you need my email address please ask.

In article ,
Fran writes:
said...
Teaching the Chinese to speak Welsh? Now that, I'd like to see!

I had a Welsh speaking friend at Uni who was studying Chinese.. Said
it was a doddle compared with learning English

Actually, that doesn't surprise me. I was once asked how I knew
the difference in pronounciation between through, though,
thorough, cough, bough, tough and hiccough. I had to explain
that I didn't know how I knew - I just did. English is a
horrendous language to learn.

Regarding the reason that "hiccough" is spelt like that, this link may
tell you more than you really want to know:
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/conte.../313/7068/1326
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John Hall
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

said...
I was once asked how I knew
the difference in pronounciation between through, though,
thorough, cough, bough, tough and hiccough. I had to explain
that I didn't know how I knew - I just did. English is a
horrendous language to learn.

Regarding the reason that "hiccough" is spelt like that, this link may
tell you more than you really want to know:
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/conte.../313/7068/1326

Coo, fascinating!
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Fran
If you need my email address please ask.

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:15:47 +0100, "W. D. Grey"
wrote:

In article , Fran
writes
Teaching the Chinese to speak Welsh? Now that, I'd like to see!
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Try Rhosllanerchrugog for size :-)



Its a darn sight easier than Leominster or Orleton - if you are not in
on the secret.

My wife cannot manage to pronounce Froncysyllte.. but it just rolls
off the tounge.

Richard Webb

"Fran" wrote

Actually, that doesn't surprise me. I was once asked how I knew
the difference in pronounciation between through, though,
thorough, cough, bough, tough and hiccough.

And Lough.

In article , Fran
writes
English is a
horrendous language to learn.

A furriner arrived in Britain unable to speak the lingo saw his first
hoarding advertising a show " CAVALCADE - pronounced success!" he went
home!
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Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

Try Rhosllannerchrhigog for size :-)

Spelling's a bit awry, not that it would affect the pronunciation a lot.
Try Rhosllanerchrugog. I do know the area.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.