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PostPosted: Sat 07 Apr 2012 3:08 pm 
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I think the information in Cúinne an Whombat - Wombat's Guide to Irish - is fantastic and a great resource for anyone learning or needing a hand-up in a particular area.

I am wondering if it would be useful, but possibly an unreasonable request, to have the answers hidden, but available, for anyone who tries the tasks?

For example, in this thread there are lists of words for learners to practise.

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Just a thought!

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PostPosted: Sat 07 Apr 2012 5:04 pm 
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Wombat might like to revise the word 'dochtiúir' in that list :S

BTW ospidéal breaks the caol le caol, leathan le leathan rule (although óispidéal doesn't). I wonder how many other common words break the rule? [Leaving aside compound words and words with ae like Gaeltacht/traein/aerach etc.]


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PostPosted: Sat 07 Apr 2012 7:43 pm 
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Done. I removed a couple of words from the assignments which had irregular forms, just to keep things simple.

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PostPosted: Sun 08 Apr 2012 11:56 am 
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Scooby wrote:
Wombat might like to revise the word 'dochtiúir' in that list :S

BTW ospidéal breaks the caol le caol, leathan le leathan rule (although óispidéal doesn't). I wonder how many other common words break the rule? [Leaving aside compound words and words with ae like Gaeltacht/traein/aerach etc.]

ae is actually a single broad vowel.

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PostPosted: Sun 08 Apr 2012 12:32 pm 
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Yes, I tell my students that ae functions as a single broad vowel - but can we actually make the statement that it is a single broad vowel? I expect my students' response would be: No it isn't! There are clearly two vowels there (in written form).


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