When I began learning Scottish Gaelic, back in 2003, I had a wonderful teacher: Donald MacDonald, who was a native of the Isle of Harris. Each island has their own way of pronouncing things, and I liked the melodious accents of his voice, always tinged with a hint of mischief. For example, the Gaelic word for table, bòrd, in some areas of Scotland, woul…
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