John talks about English borrowing words from Welsh. I am always surprised that English, a language that seems to use words of many origins, has borrowed so few words from Welsh. I often wonder why this is. The two languages have lived side by side in Wales for at least a couple of centuries and although many words have been assimulated by welsh, the opposite doesn't appear to be true. Perhaps this is because the voice of authority, ie the state has always been expressed in English. > ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ****** . . . * * . . . * * . PAUL WILLIAMS . paul@denley.demon.co.uk . * * . . . ********** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ()