He was reckoned by some ancient authors as one of the Seven Sages of Greece, and it is said that he was initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries of the Great Goddess, a privilege denied to those who did not speak fluent Greek.

* In contrast to Expressive aphasia, damage to the temporal lobe may result in a fluent aphasia that is called receptive aphasia ( also known as Sensory aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia ).

Progressive Jargon Aphasia is a fluent or receptive aphasia in which the patient's speech is incomprehensible, but appears to make sense to them.

Speech is fluent and effortless with intact syntax and grammar, but the patient has problems with the selection of nouns.

Percentage of fluent speakers of Basque ( areas where Basque is not spoken are included within the 0-4 % interval ).

The percentage of fluent speakers turns out to be even higher if those under 16 are also taken into account, given that the proportion of bilinguals is particularly high in this age group ( 76. 7 % of those aged between 10 and 14 and 72. 4 % of those aged 5 – 9 ): 37. 5 % of the population aged 6 and above in the whole Basque Autonomous Community, 25. 0 % in Álava, 31. 3 % in Biscay and 53. 3 % in Gipuzkoa.

English is the first language, or " mother tongue ", of approximately 24 million Canadians ( 77 %), and more than 28 million ( 86 %) are fluent in the language.

Estimates of Esperanto speakers range from 10, 000 to 2, 000, 000 active or fluent speakers, as well as perhaps a thousand native speakers, that is, people who learned Esperanto from birth as one of their native languages.

Expressive aphasia is also a classification of non-fluent aphasia, as opposed to fluent aphasia.

It has retained this status to the present day, with even the minority whose first language is Irish usually being fluent in English as well.

There is no evidence for this story except for the strong sympathy and devotion of both Sissy and Rudolf towards Hungary, its culture and national customs ( they were both fluent in Hungarian and regarded Hungarian poetry highly ).

He is very popular in Italy in particular, and is fluent in Italian.

Brandauer is fluent in five languages: German, Italian, Hungarian, English and French and has acted in each.

" This feature is so pronounced that people fluent in Loglan say impossible things as a sort of joke — a type of humor not supported by the linguistic machinery of other languages.

However, there may be an age at which becoming a fluent and natural user of a language is no longer possible.

A large portion of the population is also fluent in Italian, which was, until 1936, the national language of Malta.

MUSH has forked over the years and there are now different varieties with different features, although most have strong similarities and one who is fluent in coding one variety can switch to coding for the other with only a little effort.

The creation of mondegreens may be driven in part by a phenomenon akin to cognitive dissonance, as the listener may find it psychologically uncomfortable to listen to a song and not be able to make out the words, particularly if the listener is fluent in the language of the lyrics.

He is the chairman of the Turkish Film Directors Association and is fluent in English. Although he graduated from the medical faculty of Istanbul University and specialised in physiotherapy, he decided to pursue a career as a director, especially after the success of his short film The Scar.

Until recently in the developed world, it was common for many people to be fluent in spoken and yet remain illiterate ; this is still the case in poor countries today.

* It is as true to say that God is permanent and the World fluent, as that the World is permanent and God is fluent.

Beckett's appearance is rough-hewn Irish.

The Irish accent is, as one would expect, combined with slight inflections from the French.

Irish Catholicism is not attractive, but it is deeper.

Of course, if you want to throw all caution to the winds and rent an Imperial or Cadillac limousine just for you and your bride, you'll have a memorable tour, but it won't be cheap, and it is not recommended unless you own a producing oil well or you've had a winner in the Irish Sweepstakes.

In this connection, it has been observed that the increasing number of Irish Catholics, priests and laity, in England, while certainly seen as good for Catholicism, is nevertheless a source of embarrassment for some of the more nationalistic English Catholics, especially when these Irishmen offer to remind their Christian brethren of this good.

Almost daily something is reported which feeds this Catholic hope in England: statistics of the increasing numbers of converts and Irish Catholic immigrants ; ;

There is no reason why most theatergoers should not have a pretty good time at `` Donnybrook '', unless they are permanently in the mood of Enright when he sings about how easily he could hate the lovable Irish.

Swift ’ s specific strategy is twofold, using a " trap " to create sympathy for the Irish and a dislike of the narrator who, in the span of one sentence, " details vividly and with rhetorical emphasis the grinding poverty " but feels emotion solely for members of his own class.

Swift however, Landa argues, is not merely criticizing economic maxims but also addressing the fact that England was denying Irish citizens their natural rights and dehumanizing them by viewing them as a mere commodity.

* 1642 – Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of the British Army.

* 1916 – Easter Rising: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.

It attracts competitors from all of the main show jumping nations and is carried live on Irish national television.

The visit of the three pilgrim " Scots " ( i. e. Irish ) to Alfred in 891 is undoubtedly authentic.

It is possible that the majority of Irish convicts either did not speak English, or spoke English " indifferently ".

The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns and thrones on the Electress Sophia of Hanover ( a granddaughter of James I ) and her Protestant heirs.

" Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye " is a popular traditional Irish anti-war and anti-recruiting song.

*" Poor Paddy Works on the Railway " is a popular Irish and American folk song.

However, the presence of a vigorous population of Celtic lineage, principally of Irish origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as Saint Patrick's Day ( Día de San Patricio ), patron of Ireland, which is celebrated with abundant libations.

Irish through his mother, Abbadie was an English-speaker but his relationship with Irish culture or his Irish family is not documented.

* 1868 – Thomas D ' Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician.