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From: ellis@flairvax.UUCP (Michael Ellis)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.celts
Subject: Re: Gaelic text sought
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Date: Wed, 28-Mar-84 06:08:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 28 06:08:16 1984
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Sheesh! Gaelic spelling (both Scots & Irish) is godawful. And you thought 
English spelling was the pits...

The only texts I've ever been able to locate are from the `Teach Yourself'
series, which are easy enough to order through any bookstore. Their
phonetic treatment strikes me as somewhat inconsistent (one uses IPA
in the glossary, and sloppy english-esque transcriptions in the text...)
but should be useful if you have a native speaker handy. The broad/slim
consonant distinction is never explained correctly, though.

You'll need reams of experience to learn how to pronounce either of
these languages from written text. Good Luck!

-michael