Re: Japanese learning, is anybody as frustrated as me?

From: Sean (seanpantsholland_at_telus.pants.net)
Date: 12/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 02:31:19 GMT

James Rose wrote:

> The non-Norman French were largely an ancient Germanic people from Gaul.
>

Germanic people from Gaul, eh? So who were the Gauls, then? Celtic
people from Germany?
Ever wonder why the language known as Gaelic is referred to as such? And
  is it Germans who speak Gaelic?
Just asking.

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