Of those surveyed, 15% reported being able to speak at least a few words of Gaelic, 25% were able to understand an odd word and 0.5% were fluent speakers of Gaelic.

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"If I took you to a country where they were reading Sanskrit and I was writing that on the board - well anyone would behave badly - how bored would you be when you tried to follow it and all you could understand was the odd word, " says Mr Ryan.

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Odd as it seems, you will achieve the greatest results in business and career if you drop the word "achievement" from your vocabulary.

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