Re:Estonia is a place for independent minds
by thaumasiotes on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @03:17PM
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> Other countries where it is officially used have nominated another of their official languages as their "EU" language (IE: Irish Gaelic; MT: Maltese).
That might change. The presence of England, which can't choose anything but English, means Ireland can costlessly designate Irish for reasons of ethnic pride. But almost nobody in Ireland can speak it -- without a ringer to choose English, Ireland could be forced into designating that instead.
That might change. The presence of England, which can't choose anything but English, means Ireland can costlessly designate Irish for reasons of ethnic pride. But almost nobody in Ireland can speak it -- without a ringer to choose English, Ireland could be forced into designating that instead.