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In the past, pupils in the Highlands and Islands could expect the tawse for speaking in their native tongue I ALWAYS approach Michael Fry’s articles with trepidation. I am frequently annoyed by them – no doubt his intention – and on rare occasions I find myself agreeing. But his article on Tuesday was in the former camp (Political gestures are not a plausible solution for saving the Gaelic culture, April 20). I agree that you could go overboard in an effort to popularise the language through education but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with trying to preserve and reverse years of decline of a culture in which all Scots should have pride and attachment.