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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: What Language Is it? #112889 10/01/2003 1:34 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: Can't say I am surprised by that - the general picture is of an astonishing paucity of Welsh in the formation of the English language, given the history of these islands. I did read an article in English Today, saying basically that the first compilers of the OED only looked at Celtic languages if they couldn't find an etymology anywhere else. Basically, for whatever reason, they didn't want to acknowledge the influence of the Celtic languages on English. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted What Language Is it? sjmaxq 09/29/2003 11:37 AM Re: What Language Is it? dodyskin 09/29/2003 12:07 PM Re: What Language Is it? sjmaxq 09/29/2003 12:13 PM Re: What Language Is it? tsuwm 09/29/2003 4:03 PM Re: What Language Is it? Faldage 09/29/2003 4:10 PM Re: someone in mind?! tsuwm 09/29/2003 4:26 PM Re: someone in mind?! Faldage 09/29/2003 5:07 PM Re: someone mindless?! maverick 09/29/2003 7:16 PM Re: mindful mirth AnnaStrophic 09/29/2003 7:27 PM Re: someone in mind?! sjmaxq 09/29/2003 7:51 PM Re: What Language Is it? Faldage 09/30/2003 10:57 AM Re: What Language Is it? maverick 09/30/2003 8:47 PM Re: What Language Is it? Faldage 09/30/2003 9:53 PM Re: What Language Is it? Bingley 10/01/2003 1:34 AM Re: What Language Is it? Jackie 10/01/2003 2:09 AM Re: What Language Is it? maverick 10/01/2003 10:11 PM Re: What Language Is it? AnnaStrophic 10/01/2003 10:16 PM Re: What Language Is it? maverick 10/01/2003 10:36 PM Re: What Language Is it? AnnaStrophic 10/01/2003 10:49 PM Re: What Language Is it? maverick 10/02/2003 1:20 AM Re: What Language Is it? Bingley 10/02/2003 4:01 AM Re: What Language Is it? maverick 09/29/2003 2:34 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,422 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,238 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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