Re: Irish spelling

--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com,
Michael Everson <everson@...>
wrote:

> Richard,
>
> >Thank you for concurring and

allowing these imperfections in the

> >current Irish system, John, and

for contributing to this topic

> >without any hint of vitriol or

seeking to 'crap on' or 'rubbish'

> >fellow contributors.
>
> One of the hallmarks of academic

discussion is a disinclination to

> suffer foolish ideas gladly, and

also to be frank about idenifying

> them. The ideas you sent regarding

Celtic orthographies weren't even

> tempting enough to be specious, as

they were based on serious errors

> of fact and analysis. I corrected

a number of these errors for

> instance, the antiquity of Celtic

writing systems, the match between

> orthography and phonology. I

directed you to an accurate source
of

> information on the Cornish

orthography debate.

>
> Your rhetoric came out blazing

with a challenge: "I'm right but I

> know people will attack me." Well,

you were wrong, and your rhetoric

> got what it deserved.
>

It's not quite as simple as that,
you're talking incursions, not the
wipeout you claim.

>
> (Nazis, for Pete's sake. John,

isn't there somebody who once said

> "Whoever brings up Hitler loses

the argument"?)

>

A 'Godwin,' it appears; a gnome of
Academe, no doubt, of
undistinguished military record.

>

Richard