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    The best place in the British Isles?

    Best place for:- Cities/Towns - England (London, nowhere comes close) also Manchester, Oxford, Bath; Scotland - Edinburgh Countryside - Central Scotland and Highlands & Islands; Wales - Snowdonia; England - Lake District Weather - SW England Outdoor Life - Scottish Highlands...
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    Anyone Dutch?

    schitterend, dank u vel! You should check out the 'Teach Yourself Dutch' course; you can do it from home easily and it is tailored to folk that are prepared to study the language properly.
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    gaelic

    Gaelic was more widespread; it was spoken in Dumfries and Galloway as recently as the 18th century. Orkney and Shetland are the only parts of Scotland where it has never been widely spoken as a first language. You're right that it has been more or less restricted to the Highlands and Islands...
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    Where are you going on Summer Holidays?

    off for a week on the Uists/Harris this weekend and very excited at the prospect..will post some 'photos on my return...
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    gaelic

    hi, ciamar a tha sibh? I am a Scottish Gaelic learner; as you know Irish is very similar. They say its difficult to learn but I don't agree; the only difficulty for an English speaker is learning to pronounce the 'bh', 'mh', 'dh, and 'gh' sounds.
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    Anyone Dutch?

    hi, hoe gaat het? Ik spreek noch maar een beetjes Nederlands. Ik ben Brits but I am learning Dutch; it is one of the easiest languages for an English speaker to learn so I would recommend it, especially if you are Dutch...!
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    Drifting..

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    Aonach Eagach...aaargh!

    I did it as a lad..came across a grown man crying and didn't understand what the problem was. Anyway, I think most folk could attempt it in summer, I wouldn't go near the place in winter
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    Gaelic?

    Breton (spoken in Brittany - NW France), Cornish and Welsh form what is known as the p-Celtic or Brythonic (British) language group; Manx, Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic form the q-Celtic or Goidelic (Gaelic) group. Scottish and Irish Gaelic are very similar. Scottish Gaelic is strictly a...
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    CF Election 2005 Poll

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    Foreign Word ABC Game

    schitterend splendid Dutch
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    Song Association Game (2)

    Play for Today The Cure
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    Foreign Word ABC Game

    gaol Scottish Gaelic love
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    *An aussie sneaks into the UK forums!*

    I think of Laurie Foell (Angie Russell), Rosemount Estate Cabernet, and the Whitsundays. I've yet to visit your shores, but its only a matter of time!...
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    North Carolina

    I was born in Raleigh..would be great to make friendships with folk living there...