Comments

June 1, 2008 at 11:26 pm

(1) Jay says:

Matt, interesting piece about Cornish, but the county is called Cornwall not Cornwell

June 2, 2008 at 12:53 pm

(2) Win Barber says:

Yes- I understand there is even a group of people in far-off Melbourne, Australia who are learning and practicing Cornish. These people need to get a life! Why waste time on something so useless, when there are infinitely more practical and important subjects to study in the world.

June 5, 2008 at 9:42 pm

(3) Ian says:

I seem to remember watching a TV show in the early 70s about a woman who was born and lived in Cornwall but couldn’t speak english!

June 7, 2008 at 1:53 pm

(4) Michael MacLeod says:

There’s a lot to be said for feeling a connection to one’s heritage through language. I’m born and raised in the US, will probably never visit Scotland in my life, but I’ve studied a bit of Scots Gaelic as a way to feel closer to the history of my father’s family and to give me an excuse to study Scottish history.

I can certainly respect anyone in any of the old British colonies who would want to keep the languages of their forefathers alive as a hobby.

June 9, 2008 at 2:16 am

(5) Ashleigh says:

My family are cornish and we are very proud. I would love to be able to speak the language of my ancestors