When I worked at Border’s books and music I had a customer come up to me and ask where the Seltic music was, I’d never heard of Seltic music and asked her what kind of music that was and she told me, “You know, traditional Scots and Irish music,” and I said, oh, you mean the Celtic music (pronounced with a hard C). “No, it’s pronounced Seltic, like the basketball team.” “No, it’s pronounced Celtic, with a hard C, I have a friend who’s Scots Irish to his soul and he’d be flabergasted if I pronounced it like the basketball team.” “Then why is the basketball team called the Seltics instead of the Celtics?” “I don’t know, someone who didn’t know how it was pronounced got it wrong and it caught on after that.”
Kirk Barnes Premium Member about 7 years ago
Ummmm…..Shouldn’t Rhiannon be a proper Redheaded Irish lass?
patlaborvi about 7 years ago
When I worked at Border’s books and music I had a customer come up to me and ask where the Seltic music was, I’d never heard of Seltic music and asked her what kind of music that was and she told me, “You know, traditional Scots and Irish music,” and I said, oh, you mean the Celtic music (pronounced with a hard C). “No, it’s pronounced Seltic, like the basketball team.” “No, it’s pronounced Celtic, with a hard C, I have a friend who’s Scots Irish to his soul and he’d be flabergasted if I pronounced it like the basketball team.” “Then why is the basketball team called the Seltics instead of the Celtics?” “I don’t know, someone who didn’t know how it was pronounced got it wrong and it caught on after that.”
Ed Brault Premium Member about 7 years ago
Don’t forget John Havlicek!
Sisyphos about 7 years ago
Probably the guys in class saying that, Rhiannon.
But, gosh, yes, those players are Celtic legends!