How I could have made that gaffe about Church of Scotland being Anglican I don't know! It's been a while since I read the History of Religion in Britain (a fascinating book), so I clearly need a review.
The relative timing of Celtic incursions was a result of being misinformed by my Welsh teacher some years ago - and I suspect it was a deliberate bit of misinformation governed by misdirected national pride on his part. He was that kind of bloke - but had a lovely accent, nonetheless, and I can proudly claim to have, at one time, been able to sing the likes of "Ar hyd y nos" and "Llwyn on" in perfectly-accented (northern) Welsh. Alas, no longer. Definitely a case of "use it or lose it". Today, I can barely remember verse one of "Ar hyd y nos" - let alone the dozens of other Welsh songs I once knew in the original language. I do remember a few highly useful phrases, though, like "Please put the cheese in the basket" and "How the knee?" (asked of a young man laid up with a football injury in the dialogue we learned). That and a few million pounds would no doubt get me rather far in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, _diau_?
KM ............................ NEIL SHICOFF, TENORE SUPREMO http://www.radix.net/~dalila/shicoff/shicoff.html
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + I sing hymns with my spirit, + + but I also sing hymns with my mind. + + - 1 Corinthians 14:15 + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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