Monoglots can push everyone else into speaking only English

But for the first time, the 2022 census showed Gaelic speakers are a minority in the Western Isles. That adds to the already existing issue of trying to hold space for the language to be used in daily life.

It is all too common for monoglot English speakers to complain when Gaelic is used in a social setting. They argue that it excludes them - but this means that if there is one person who speaks only English in any situation, the whole company will have to speak English.