How nice to see the Highland Council's policy of all new or replacement street signs being bilingual now in action in Nairn. The English is still clearly visible so no chance of anyone getting lost or confused. Gaelic culture is not only an important part of Nairn and Scotland's past, it is still very much alive today as the bairns being educated in the language at Millbank School will testify. A language that still has a future and Nairn is playing its part in keeping the Gaelic language and culture alive in the Scotland of the new millennium. Suas leis a' Ghàidhlig agus 's math a rinn Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd gu h-araid Oor Sandy nuair a leig esan a chuid taic ris a' chànain.
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Absolute waste of time this - it is very confusing as the english should be at the top and not at the bottom. Gaelic language is nearly as bad as latin and should be consigned to where it belongs.
Sainsburies signs are a nightmare. time this all stopped....
Didn't realize it was April 1st already. Surely this must be a joke !
Street signs should only be dual language where the name of the street has Galic origins. Montgomerie certainly does not originate from Gaelic roots ! Another total waste of the council tax we pay.
The Gaelic mafia strike again !!!
I certainly don't expect this comment to be published as you obviously a fully paid up member !
Whilst I support the display of bi-lingual street signs in Nairn I do think that as the majority of Nairnites only have English it would make sense to display the signs with English first then Gaelic. Just my tuppence worth.
Well you can take it or leave it I suppose. It is interesting that in the Scottish Parliament Gaelic has cross-party support. Politicial parties would not be behaving in this manner if they didn't think that supporting Gaelic would, overall, bring them votes from the majority in Scotland that support the language.
Madainn mhath dhuibh :-)Good morning
Time to completely erase our culture and history and just roll over and become English... I don't think so
Food parcels going out to folk in the highlands ...so what does the council do. Pay for something that no one actually will benefit from.
No the developer pays for new signs on housing schemes.
Another view is expressed here ;) :
http://billcameron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/bad-language-or-how-gaelic-is-used-as.html
Amazing how Bill Cameron continues to take great swipes at the Gurn from his blogging tower and yet appears at times to be both an avid reader and contributor, a contradiction if ever there was one, as he publicly claims great disdain for the 'organ'
With any luck a new Gaelic/English sign will appear at the end of his road anytime soon!
With that comment from AyeRight this thread is now closed. Obviously both points of view aired now and anything else would be superfluous, we have heard all the pro and anti Gaelic comments so many times now and sometimes it can get a bit silly and very heated to the point of being uncivilised. This observer makes no apologies for being an Gaelic language enthusiast and pushing my particular point of view - after all at the end of the day the Gurn is my toy as well.
Thanks to all for their comments.
Tapaidh leibh gu dearbh son ur cuid beachdan ann a sheo. Sin agad e bhuamsa a nochd, bidh mi air ais aig an aon am a-maireach.
Oidhche mhath!
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