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2011-07-25

The dragon has two tongues

"Being bilingual, and having the right to use both my languages as I like is important to me. Welsh is my first language, and I find it extremely offensive if people suggest that I don’t have the right to use it as I wish in my own country. It is an integral part of me. I think in Welsh. I dream in Welsh. I write my diary and write my daily to-do list in Welsh. I’m not trying to be difficult, awkward, stubborn or offensive. I’m not trying to exclude you or take a stance. I’m simply being me. I express myself better in Welsh, and feel more comfortable speaking in Welsh rather than in English. "

http://waleshome.org/2011/07/20628/

"Rather than feel threatened or excluded, we hope that the majority of our regular readers will feel encouraged about this development. Wales is a bilingual country, and we hope to be able to reflect that fact within the site in a natural rather than a forced manner. I know many non Welsh speakers have no issue with the language, and are proud to live in a country with two languages. Like it or not, Welsh is not just confined to trivial conversations. Debate is alive and kicking in both languages here in Wales, and we hope that those who want to write in either language will continue to send articles for publication without there being an outcry over their language of choice. "

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