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Bringing back Gaelic Script

[Deleted User] · 2022-12-09 16:48:59

I used a language learning app (Duolingo) last year to learn Russian. I picked up the alphabet after a month and I learned basic Russian in about six months. I noticed that the app also teaches the Arabic alphabet so it got me thinking how easy it would be to teach Gaelic script. A programme could also be developed to read…

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#32 07-05-2023 7:45pm
rock22

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I am old enough to have started learning Irish with the old, Gaelic, script and then had to switch to a Latin script.
I am surprised though, that anyone would find the difference for most letter difficult. Only a few letters, d,g,t were different. But the replacement of the Séimhiú did , and does cause problems and really that change could be easily reversed now with current computer technology
The older Gaelic script did look a lot nicer too

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