Word: welshing
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He’s right. In all the pubs we went to, the air was buzzing with Cymraeg–spoken not by the elderly, but by the young. English has definitely made its mark–there are no modern Welsh curse words, for example–but Welsh is here to stay...
...Owain and Wheet are all from towns in North Wales. They all went to the University of Bangor (like a Penn State), spend most of their time either in or thinking about the pub, and speak the ancient language of Welsh. And they’re damn proud...
...What do you do when you ask a shopkeeper for something in Welsh, and he doesn’t understand you?” Marissa asked. Owain smiled slyly, and responded “Ask again in Welsh...
Since Wales was overtaken by England over 700 years ago, the language has been steadily losing ground. By the 60s, it was spoken only by the old people, and seemed destined for the history books. However, the language experienced a dramatic turnaround during the Welsh version of the hippie era, which wasn’t about flower-power but Cymraeg (the Welsh word for Welsh) revival. The Welsh tongue went from nearly-dead to in-vogue–Welsh is the new black...
...you’re young, and you’re not bloody lazy, you’ll be wanting to speak Welsh,” Al said...