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British English vs. American English. Is There a Difference? Give us your thoughts.

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jumper-sweatercar park--parking lotbonnet--hood (of car)lift-elevatorzebra crossing--crosswalktorch--flashlightsoccer--footballnappies-diapers'be upstanding'--stand up (all rise)I might think of more, but these are the first ones that popped into my head. I believe there are lists like this on the net already. If you Google them you should find them.

Welshman has building named for him in Chicago!

Promoting Wales in the USA

This just in from Catrin Brace--Welsh Government/Wales International:On Wednesday Sep 7, the Chicago Building was renamed Jones Hall in honor of Professor Anthony Jones from Wales . Tony Jones was president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) for twenty years, retiring recently in July. He is an internationally-renowned arts administrator, educator, broadcaster, writer, historian of art, architecture and design. SAIC writes: As Tony retires from SAIC this year, he leaves and unparalleled legacy of vision, passion, and commitment. Through Tonys leadership, SAIC has flourished, building programmatic initiatives, increasing awareness and enrolment, connecting with the world in unforeseen ways, and graduating the art and design leaders who will shape our culture in the years to come.Jones Hall was designed by the architects Holabird and Roche and built in 1904. Historically known as the Chicago Building , this landmark structure was converted into a SAIC residence hall in 1997. It is located at the zero-zero point of Chicago and is the geographical nexus of the city and home to many artists, designers and scholars.Congratulations Tony!
updated by @mona-everett: 11/11/15 10:37:52PM

Learn to Speak and Sing Welsh in Pennsylvania in Advance of 2012 NAFOW

Promoting Wales in the USA

Excerpted from an article by Kelly Leighton Abington Journal CorrespondentThose interested in learning to sing and read Welsh are in luck.In preparation for the North American Festival of Wales in Scranton on Labor Day weekend 2012, there will be free classes on singing and reading Welsh on the first and third Saturday of every month at the First Congregational Church in West Pittston.The classes begin Saturday, Sept. 17, and run from 2 to 4 p.m. The classes are free to the public.Watkins said that this is the first time such a class has been offered. The class will be taught by a local gentleman who is schooled in the Welsh language, said Watkins."The class members will learn the fundamentals of the language, word pronunciation, reading of Welsh reading material and many other aspects of the language that will make them able to speak and read Welsh.The North American Festival of Wales is a combined event sponsored by the Welsh National Gamanfa Ganu Association and the National Welsh-American Foundation, said Warren Watkins, treasurer of National Welsh-American Foundation and a member of the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association. We gather every Labor Day weekend for fellowship, singing, choir presentations, individual presentations, eating, banquets, et cetera.It takes a year of planning to put the event together which includes selection choirs and entertainers from Wales to come and participate. Theres nothing like 1,400 voices plus choirs singing at one time. If shivers down the spine are to occur, it will happen during the singing.The First Congregational Church is located at 500 Luzerne Ave, West Pittston. Contact Chris Hastie at 570.905.9074 or chhmww@hotmail.com for more information or if interested in attending.Read more: http://www.timesleader.com/AbingtonJournal/aande/Learn_to_speak_and_sing_Welsh_09-06-2011.html#ixzz1XTAj9Hvo
updated by @mona-everett: 12/11/15 07:18:56AM

Dewi Does Cleveland

Promoting Wales in the USA

Well, sort of. Dewi spent the week in the car while I enjoyed the North American Festival of Wales over Labor Day Weekend. But, on the way home, we managed to pick up some Waldo points by visiting Flint, Indiana, and Milford, Indiana (that's Dewi's head in the bottom of the photo--not my green thumb!):

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updated by @mona-everett: 11/11/15 10:37:52PM

Tredick

Genealogy

Ach i fi! Not Medieval Welsh!

For some laughs about Welsh--only for those wo don't mind being the butt of a joke, though--see http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Welsh_Language Some is dumb, but some is pretty clever.

Tredick

Genealogy

If it helps, there is no "K" in Welsh, but there is in Cornish. Also, I found this doing a quick Google search: http://cornishcrier.com/nwsltrs/cc_vol14_no3.txt

It's a long page, but open it, then click your "Find" or "Find on Page" button--mine is under my "Edit" button and type in "Tredick"--it just appears i a long list of Cornish surnames, but maybe by reading more of the page, you'll find more clues, or just r-Google.

Keep us posted.

Welsh pronunciations (of English words)

Humor

ger-AJ = GAHR-aj

Copper day March 5th 2011 - Swansea

Welsh History

Thank you, again, for posting this. I passed it on to the Glamorgan Family History Society and someone living right there in the midst of the old copperworks said there had not been any publicity, so she was glad to learn about it and canceled her plans and took the entire family. Also, I connected with a US historian who was in Swansea and going and he just mailed me a lot of good info from the Day. Not quite as good as being there, but a lot better than not even knowing about it!

Copper day March 5th 2011 - Swansea

Welsh History

Hello, I wish I were in Wales, but I am in the US. My ancestors came from the Swansea/Llanelli area to Baltimore, Maryland, and were superintendents at the copper works here in the 1840s-90s. They recruited hundreds of other Welsh smelter workers to join them. Whenever I have been in Wales, (last August was my most recent visit) I have tried to find out as much as possible about the old copper works, etc., but this sounds like the best chance I would have had. Is anyone on Americymru going to this? Is there anyway to have any of the info sent to me here? I would be happy to pay for copies and mailing. I own many of the books and pamphlets published about the copper industry. Thank you, very much.

New Here

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Croeso Steve. West is best!