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Old 12-09-2006, 10:40 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 12/9/06 09:56, in article
, "La Puce"
wrote:


Sacha wrote:
From what I recall, the name of the last monoglot Cornish speaker, Dolly
Pentreath, is given at Lanhydrock with her date of death as 1777. Even that
is not without dispute, AIUI.

You are wrong. The harbour master at St Ives told us on Friday, along
with a very big delegation, that Dolly died recently and that a boat
was named after her.

Now, you 'recall' or you just google as usual. Do you have opinions for
yourself or you just take googling as the truth? Didn't Ray knew the
answer? tst tst ...

The last person to speak Cornish as her only language died in the 1700s.
Several courses in the Cornish language are now being run for those who wish
to learn it, so it is absolutely untrue to say it is no longer spoken. It
is not unknown for gullible tourists to fall for charming but unfounded
tales.
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Sacha
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South Devon
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