Have you spread the word about SSiW today? Diolch! (and sorry!)

Awesome - no escape for them!.. :wink: Diolch o galon i ti :heart:

I think you guys are considerably better at spreading the word than I could ever hope to be (sometimes Catrin’s mother nudges me and says ā€˜Tell them!’ and I say ā€˜Oh, she just means I work with a language course’ and try to run away).

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Someone on my LinkedIn feed talking about learning in their job and needing more practice. Zap!

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There was a big plug for SSIW (especially the South Wales version) by Elis James on his Radio X podcast this week. :grinning:

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ā€œWorking with a language courseā€ means ā€œI’m trying to make some money out of you (I’m trying to help me)ā€ while ā€œtry this course, this is how I learned, it really worksā€ means ā€œseriously, it works (I’m trying to help you)ā€. We have the advantage over you on this point. :blush:

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One of the few times we feel that way hey?! After some of the lessons I definitely did not feel like I had advantage, or that it was even deuce! :wink:

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Oh, that’s cool - good shot, Mr James… :slight_smile:

Yup, exactly that. I’m more and more inclined, when people say ā€˜What do you do?’ to answer ā€˜I’m NOT telling you.’ :slight_smile:

Or possibly ā€˜I’m paid for being brutally unkind to people’, although I could see how that might be open to slight misinterpretation.

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Yes apparently Isy Suttie (comedian and Elis’s partner) uses SSIW. She’s been learning for a while and I think she’s done some bits to promote the learning if Welsh (interviews and the like).

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Yup, Isy’s given us a number of shout-outs, fair play to her. I gather she’s well-known for stuff in English, but her claim to fame for me is her entertaining part in Hwb’s sketch (by Elis James, I think) about a class of learners… which was pleasingly true to live in its bizarreness… :slight_smile:

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I am a big giant fan of those Hwb sketches - and it still amazes me that some of those youtube videos have only a couple of hundred views!

ā€œdwi’n byw yn, dwi’n byw yn… I LIVE IN A FLAT WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY!!!ā€

So, so funny!

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I had a chat at about 30 minutesish

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Hollol wych - da iawn ti! A diolch yn fawr iawn am y plyg… :star: :star2:

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Pleser!! Dwi mor hapus i siarad am SSiW! O’n i mor gyffrous ar Ć“l siarad 'da fe! Oedd e’n profiad gwych!

I was so excited after speaking to him! It was a great experience!

If anyway else get’s offered the chance to be on the radio I highly recommend it and Garry is a very friendly man to speak to, so Taro’r Post is a great place to start :smile:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI9p4WYUS0U&list=PLvt2awAw_YO9B3dvnwRbppHFbHoWzdm_L I’ve only just seen this!!! Amazing!!!

ā€œYou can use this fact in a singles’ bar or discothequeā€

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Agreed! I watched these a while back, and they are hysterical!

I haven’t had a chance to listen to the whole show yet, but I listened to your bit - brilliant! Da iawn ti! :tada: :star2: Your Welsh is great, and you sounded really calm and confident. Super plug for SSIW, too :slight_smile:

I was pretty excited that I understood all of it! Will go back and listen to the whole program later…

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Thank you :blush: he was really easy to chat to.

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Me also!

I was on here about 10 minutes after you! Not speaking, but they read out my phone call that I had with one of the producers. I’m Nicky from Aber! :smiley:

41:59 I have a gripe :smiley:

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I always mention ssiw and I know at least 4 people who have signed up I don’t need a thank you though it’s superb that people are learning this beautiful old wonderful language … one further thing I am on holiday this week in Tenerife and I have spoke Welsh to 3 families 1 from Bala and 2 from Llanelli this language is flourishing

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Wow, that’s fantastic - diolch yn fawr iawn!