[Spellyans] Interest in Cornish

Christian Semmens christian.semmens at gmail.com
Wed Dec 17 12:35:47 GMT 2008


Hi Ashby,

Welcome to the list. Its always good to "see a new face".

Christian

2008/12/16 Ashby Tabb <ashbytabb at googlemail.com>:
> (I hope this is not a repeat - this computer threw a fit as I was finishing
> the last version, and said it had sent it - but I can't find it in the
> 'sent' file!)
>
> My interest in Cornish dates from 1960 and arises from two motivations:
>
> 1. Ancestral: I have Cornish ancestry on the male side, Cornish relatives,
> and have spent much time in the County.
>
> 2. A longstanding interest in language, from being given a copy of Frederick
> Bodmer's 'Loom of Language' when I was 11 years old.
>
> These apart I have a temperamental urge to see things being done right
> (that's my Cornish grandfather) and want to see the spelling of our language
> made as 'right' as possible in the circumstances.
>
> Ashby Tabb
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