2006-12-19 13:56:38 · 4 answers · asked by will_1120 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Gaelic or Celtic had a falling out of standard usage in the late 18th century. The King's English (Queen's English) was imposed dore and more as the Vox Populi under British rule.
Today, Gaelic is used as a secret language in the jail/prison systems and speaking it is now considered indicative of having committed hard crime/time.
2006-12-19 14:07:17 · answer #1 · answered by comedianwit 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vegas your talking pure rubbish. I bet you never hear a word of Gaelic let alone vist Scotland or Ireland. Irish Gaelic is the official language of Ireland. Tá cab Gaeilge; translated means I'm a native speaker. Here we use two languages Irish and English. Irish is compulsory at school here.
2006-12-19 23:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
English is the main language and Gaelic is quite rare, being spoken mainly in the Outer Hebrides. The BBC teaches Gaelic, if you are interested. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/
2006-12-19 22:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think gaelic is almost a dead language
2006-12-19 22:28:20 · answer #4 · answered by DrPepper 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋