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Old 02-05-2008, 01:53 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kernow View Post
When will certain people realise Cornwall is not a "Country" It is an English speaking county of England. A noisy minority are trying to revive a language last spoken over 200 years ago,which means no living person as ever heard it spoken. if todays Cornish speakers could be transported 200 years back in time,I'd guarrentee nobody would understand their speach.
And you speak for us how? Cornish seperatist feelings are quite popular in Cornwall if not intense, it has a unique heritage and it actually is not constitutionally a county but a seperate duchy.

I can't help thinking you have some emotional attachment to a glorious England or UK which you link to it being as big as possible.
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