On 05/02/2016 10:08, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
> wrote:
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>> On 04/02/2016 14:17, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
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>> If you're wondering what it says on the side of the aircraft, it's in
>> Welsh. The first word is "school" and the other two are place names, and
>> "y" is "and".
>
> Same in Spanish. I'm sure there is a reason...
>
> The UN should airdrop a load of vowels into Wales. And remind them
> that y is only ~sometimes~ a vowel... =)
>
Don't forget that Welsh language and its cousins pre-date "English"!
I like Wales, it's somewhere were we holiday a lot, being less than an
hour's drive away, although my Spanish is far better than my Welsh.
>> As to why it should be on the side of the aircraft, there's more
>> information here:
>>
>> http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C583527
>>
>> http://www.ysgolytywyn.com/p/about-our-school-am-ein-ysgol-ni.html
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