Uneasy Rhetoric

For a couple years, I studied Welsh. You could say it was because I wanted to learn that funny language that inspired countless cut-rate fantasy writers to replace all of the i’s with y’s and use lots of w’s to make people and place names more exotic.
You’d be wrong. It’s a deeply poetic [...]

Today is Saint David’s Day, patron saint of Wales.
So when you’re off at the bar tonight, remember to raise a glass to that part of the British realm that is not represented on the Union Jack.
But don’t feel like you have to wear a leek in your hat. Those are some big vegetables.
And, as [...]

Dear British Taxpayer:
Thank you!
For some time, I’ve been impressed with the development of the BBC’s Welsh language lessons, especially because they contain lessons for learners above the basic level. Finding affordable language lessons above the beginner level anywhere but in higher education institutions is difficult.
Now it appears they have lessons in French and several [...]