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Thread #115523 Message #2474481
Posted By: Ross Campbell
24-Oct-08 - 01:05 AM
Thread Name: Scott's 'Rob Roy' questions and comments
Subject: RE: Scott's 'Rob Roy' questions and comments
As far as the speech paterns go, the examples you quote suggest that the person talking would be a native Gaelic speaker. Literal translation of Gaelic phrases to English sometimes results in odd constructions such as these.