Friday, August 27, 2010

The Yorkshireman hoping to be Bavaria's Samuel Johnson

From the BBC

"You can tell it's a Catholic nation as soon as they swear at you," says the Yorkshire academic playing a key role in the preservation of Bavaria's national language.

Anthony Rowley is a thoughtful academic and says himself that he has a "cool and intellectual" approach to his subject. But there is no disguising his enthusiasm for Bayerische, Bavaria's regional language."

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