WELSH NOT WELCH!
Just to let (mainly Americans) know its WELSH not WELCH!
Also wales is part of BRITAIN/ UK, it is not in ENGLAND! same as with SCOTLAND!
TMRees
Actually, the spelling "Welch" is correct; For example, the Royal Welch Fusiliers incorporate the spelling in their regimental name. Richard Graves, in his autobiographical account of his service with the RWF in WWI mentions that the regiment preferred the spelling because it was not associated with the "liberalism" of South Wales, or something akin to that. Members of the regiment with the word "Welsh" on their uniform buttons or shoulder titles would be considered "out of uniform".
See Bryon Farwell's "Mr. Kipling's Army" for documentation on this.
Just because the RWF call themselves Welch, that doesn't mean we as a country refer to ourselfs as that. Welsh has been the official term used for some time. Just because Charles calls himself the Prince of Wales, doesn't mean we in Wales recognise him as the Prince of our country. Our last prince was Glydwr! Equally, just because in the American civil war, the term "yank" was used, does that make every American today a Yank? I think you'll find many quite angry if you do!
share"just because in the American civil war, the term "yank" was used, does that make every American today a Yank?"
Well,according to the Mirriam/Webster Dictionary, there are 3 definitions of the word "Yankee":
1. A native or inhabitant of New England
2. A native or inhabitant of the Northern US
3. A native or inhabitant of the US
So, to answer your question...yes lol
I'm a Yank who's also a Yankee fan!
shareI am from Alabama, and therefore NOT a Yankee.
shareI have seen 'Welch' used in both WW's but I've never seen it used anywhere else. Nowadays it's Welsh. 'Welch' sounds funny to me....I either pronounce it Welch as in Sq'uelch' o'r welch with a hard 'ch' sound(like a Scottish 'loch').
"I don't understand what Billie just said,so I'll talk about chickens."-Tre Cool
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The term 'Welsh' is a racist term too actually. It means 'slaves' or 'foreigners'.
"I don't understand what Billie just said,so I'll talk about chickens."-Tre Cool