Quote from: toxicpixie on 14 September 2017, 05:10:04 PM
Why is Celtic pronounced keltic AND Seltic? Or is that just old football announcers?

I've asked the same question.....I don't think we got a definitive answer.

Chap at the front of the piccy.....Billy McNeil.....There's one other (the left back) Tommy (?) Sommat, (Gemmel ?) who dragged one of the opposition off the field by his boot....I remember that bit....I don't think he's in the photo.

Stop making me feel even older than I am.

Time to leave another message on Nobby's answering 'machine'.....

Cheers - Phil

I think I sort of dozed through the class but English prefers Romance language Ce as Se rather than glottal stopped Ke.
In the states the Boston Celtics (Seltics) standardized our pronunciation. I don't know if that is the answer*. Maybe St Patrick and Ssssnakes!

* or if I even understand the question, might require another picture. 

Coo!

Quote from: fsn on 14 September 2017, 08:25:25 PM


Coo!

5%-

It didn't work for me 

So would you say the Seltic Fringe is where your battles are set?! The football team is the only instance I can think of where it's used? I should probably just go look at wiki or something. Or go back to painting Balfours Regt for you

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Celtic is Seltic rather than Keltic for the same reason that we have Cicero pronounced Sisero not Kikero.

Keltoi is a Greek name for the Celts coined in around 500BC (iirc!) and the Roman Celtae derived from that was probably pronounced Keltae so the hard "K" sound is more correct ... if you're a Roman or an Ancient Greek

Modern usage not being consistent ... well colour me astounded ... NOT!

https://www.digitalmedievalist.com/opinionated-celtic-faqs/keltic-or-seltic

Interesting. It's a double entry And seemingly Both correct even if the soft "s" is only used for two sportsball teams...

The Komment about Seilidh's is telling!

Paint figures Nathan, paint figures...

   yeah!!

Sorry, I was funning you a bit. It was more a comment on the large number of typos and spelling errors I make. 

In playing around with the emoticons and the preview feature, did discover that since the backslash is an escape you have to use double backslash to get the "thinker"

A few of you clever lot already figured this out.

Pixie, I actually do say Seltic Fringe but I'll gladly say Keltic Fringe so you can return to Balfour's 

Done and done, just the metallic left on them! Then the final two foot, then the horse. Soon

Quote from: toxicpixie on 14 September 2017, 11:31:25 PM
Done and done, just the metallic left on them! Then the final two foot, then the horse. Soon

Excellent!
...and in the mean time I have been inspired to finish the first wave of Berbers at Tangier circa 1680:

Proxied from Pendraken Madhists and Arabs. The mounted in the background will become the Spanish Horse:


A second pic with the "musketeers" (anachronistic Lee-Metfords or Martini-Henrys playing the part of matchlocks) added in and several sticks reversed:

Terrific !! 

Cheers - Phil

Looking good

Nice, love the flags! 

No, no, it's spelled Luxury Yacht, but it's pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove.