Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio View Post
I find it interesting that a lot of the best English teachers I had were either Scot or Irish.

Maybe being bilingual improves their understanding of both languages.
That's a generally accepted truth - the more languages you speak the better.

Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
I wouldn't consider the Irish language to be in danger of linguistic extinction there is easily a million people can speak Irish globally.
Neither would I - Welsh has not been in any danger for at least 20 years either.