> > For more sexual love, possibly more akin to lust (the kind of love you experi- > ence when courting, perhaps, we use 'serch' which is more physical and maybe > slightly less affectionate than 'cariad' > > Also, as Ieuan pointed out, when used by a native Valleys person, cariad denote ^^^^^ diolch Huw :-) Fy enw yn Gymraeg :-) > s nothing more than a vague term of reference, rather as one would find in almo > st any other working class comunity. > > Hoep this hasn't confused you even more! > Pob hwyl, > Huw > Huw Garan (NJ152@uk.ac.lamp.vms) > The use of cariad can be directly translated into the use of the word love as you would find in most "Wenglish" speaking areas - notably the Rhondda, Merthyr and Cynon Valleys of South Wales. What the word means depends upon the intonation and inflexion you place upon it. If you do you use the word wrongly don't worry about it people will understand - I hope! :-) Ian (Ieuan to some!) -- |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| | external mail to: ijo@uk.ac.bton.unix | Iechyd da i bawb ar y Net | | or ijo@unix.bton.ac.uk for rest of World | o Brifysgol Brighton | |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| use "disclaimer"; fun text t:string list = [];