Language row: Police called after Dr Robyn Lewis demands shop bill in Welsh (fwd link)

Sun Dec 30 20:48:25 UTC 2012

It's an interesting tale. It mentions that he'd been speaking with the cashier in Welsh before she(?) gave the price in English. I'm gonna guess that she was a Welsh L2 speaker, maybe slipping back to English when she had to do math.

If that's actually the case, then did Lewis do the right thing? I agree he has the "right" to conduct his business in Wales in Welsh, but is this the way to encourage L2 speakers?

mh

On Dec 30, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Rolland Nadjiwon wrote:

Love this article...so glad the world didn't end before we indigenous peoples can fix it...lol.

wahjeh
rolland nadjiwon
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Language row: Police called after Dr Robyn Lewis demands shop bill in Welsh
[Dr Robyn Lewis]Dr Robyn Lewis insisted the shop assistant told him the amount owed in Welsh

Police were called to a shop in Gwynedd after the cashier asked a former archdruid for payment in English.

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