Dw i'n hoffi cymraeg, ond...

[gothams3rdrobin]

As you guys know, I'm attempting to study Welsh through the Open University. To keep me in practise, I've set my Facebook to Welsh, which can be very tricky but I'm doing my best. I also have the laptop set to Welsh as much as possible - which pretty much means I can see the date in Welsh... :-p

I've been having some problems with a Firefox/Zone Alarm conflict this past week, and I decided to upgrade my Firefox. I go onto the website, and I'm presented with a download link - for a Welsh edition! I didn't even go searching for it!

So I jumped at the chance, and downloaded it. It's a little tricky, as all the pull-down menus are in Welsh and I'm mostly working from memory at this point - but I'll cope.

I also downloaded the Welsh dictionary from the add-ons section, but this has resulted in a bit of a problem; you know how Firefox can have a built in spellchecker when you're typing? Well, mine now thinks every single word I type is misspelt! *laughs* Red dotted lines all over the shop!

Not even adding on the British English dictionary on top seems to help.

Ah well.

Comments

[suchthefangirl.livejournal.com]

How very cool.

I'm glad that you are still doing your blog posts in English though, otherwise I wouldn't understand a thing. ;-)

So if my daughter decides that we should go to Wales for her birthday (it's on her short list), will I get to see you? And will you talk in Welsh for us?

[gothams3rdrobin.livejournal.com]

It is cool. :-) And don't worry, I won't be doing blogs entirely in Welsh - for one thing, the Welsh people on my flist can only speak the odd word or three themselves! *grin* Cardiff-iffians tend to be just English-speaking.

Hee - that'd be cool :-) I'd be happy to pronounce the various town names and street signs for you. Where in Wales would your daughter want to visit?

[suchthefangirl.livejournal.com]

I think mostly Cardiff (big Torchwood fan), and I would insist she see Portmerion (which I can't spell) because...well, just because.

Wales, btw, lives on in my memory as the most beautiful place I have ever been.

[gothams3rdrobin.livejournal.com]

Hee - I'd be happy to help out with a sort of 'Torchwood Tour' ;-) Portmeirion though...that's almost a day's drive north west.

*grins* It is a gorgeous place. Cardiff itself is quite a dirty little city, though they're working on it. Unfortunately, the current 'working on it' has resulted in most of the town centre (where the shops are) getting turned into a building site. I think it's going to be quite a while before they're done.