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>>From BBC Wales Political Editor Betsan Powys' blog:<br>
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The Catalonian government secretary for language policy had no doubt
expected to be cross-examined carefully about the level of resistance
to the Catalan language amongst non-Catalan speakers.<br>
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Mr Bernat Joan i Mari appeared via videolink armed with evidence about
the number of academics, consumers and the workforce who speak Catalan.
The evidence, he said, showed that the perception of the language had
changed and that it was now regarded rather more as an opportunity, not
an obstacle.<br>
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What Mr Bernat wouldn't, perhaps, have been as prepared for was the
unique style of the former First Minister.<br>
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"Muchas gracias" said Rhodri Morgan "and sorry about the football."<br>
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Enjoy the moment <a
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/wales/newsid_8167000/8167442.stm">here
on the Democracy Live site</a>.<br>
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Taken from here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/2010/06/malalt_com_a_lloro.html">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/2010/06/malalt_com_a_lloro.html</a><br>
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As with all language-related posts on her blog, the comments beneath
the story are an interesting glimpse into the public debate, albeit
quite a heated section of it.<br>
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Dave<br>
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Dr. Dave Sayers<br>
Honorary Research Fellow<br>
School of the Environment and Society<br>
Swansea University<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:d.sayers@swansea.ac.uk">d.sayers@swansea.ac.uk</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://swansea.academia.edu/DaveSayers">http://swansea.academia.edu/DaveSayers</a><br>
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