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Alistair Maclean  
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 More options Jul 11 2004, 8:45 am
Newsgroups: comp.lang.cobol, comp.lang.fortran
From: Alistair Maclean <alist...@ld50macca.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:45:49 +0100
Local: Sun, Jul 11 2004 8:45 am
Subject: Re: Dead languages?
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In message <40f02ce0$0$3003$4d4eb...@news.nl.uu.net>, Toon Moene
<t...@moene.indiv.nluug.nl> writes

>Nah, it's not that hard (that must be the reason why we started with De
>Bello Gallico):

>The whole of Gaul is divided into three parts, of which the Belgians
>live in one, another the Aquitani and the third those who are called
>Celts in their own language, [but] Gauls by us.

>Well, perhaps the recent "King Arthur" movie will throw some light on
>the history of the Celts (especially those wbo lived in that
>"perfidious Albion").
>However, this can never be done by a PG-13 rated Disney movie, as the
>Celts were wont to fight stark naked.

I doubt if the movie will add anything new as it is based on the hotly
disputed idea that the original King Arthur was a roman soldier serving
on Hadrians wall.

I pointed out in this newsgroup once before, it is unlikely that any
group identified itself with the Celtic designation but rather that,
even from ancient Grecian times, anyone living north of the Alps was
known collectively as the Celts.

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Alistair Maclean

Notice at an Australian wildlife park: "These animals are dangerous. Do not
leave your vehicle. Entrance $5. Poms on bicycles - free".


 
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