Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
31-10-2008, 18:10
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Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm
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When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed.
Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated".
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Made me chuckle 
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31-10-2008, 18:17
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
lmao thats funny
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31-10-2008, 18:20
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
NEVER underestimate the ineptitude of a local Welsh council 
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31-10-2008, 18:23
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
i thought every one in wales spoke welsh [they do every time a English man walks into the pub]
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31-10-2008, 18:27
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
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i thought every one in wales spoke welsh
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16% do. Don't forget we do have one or two non-Welsh people living here too 
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
[they do every time a English man walks into the pub] |
You're thinking of north Wales
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31-10-2008, 18:48
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
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i thought every one in wales spoke welsh [they do every time a English man walks into the pub] |
No no, everyone is Wales pays for the Welsh language that 84% don't use !
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31-10-2008, 21:03
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
Wasn't the word 'swyddfa' a bit of a clue? Or does everyone in Swansea buy their stamps at Tescos?
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31-10-2008, 21:07
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
The majority of Wales do not speak Welsh and very few read it...apart from place names.
And some of those insisting on Welsh being taught are English incomers...
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31-10-2008, 21:14
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
What does swyddfa translate to?
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31-10-2008, 21:17
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
It's one word for 'office'
---------- Post added at 22:17 ---------- Previous post was at 22:15 ----------
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
The majority of Wales do not speak Welsh and very few read it...apart from place names.
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More people read it than speak it....I can pick up a welsh newspaper and have no trouble reading it but to actually speak it I need to concentrate and it takes a while for everything to fit because most English grammar is the wrong way around so I have to 'reset' my thought process first.
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31-10-2008, 21:18
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
What does swyddfa translate to?
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Hence Swyddfa'r Post.
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31-10-2008, 22:34
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
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Originally Posted by Russ B
It's one word for 'office'
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More people read it than speak it....I can pick up a welsh newspaper and have no trouble reading it but to actually speak it I need to concentrate and it takes a while for everything to fit because most English grammar is the wrong way around so I have to 'reset' my thought process first.
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"English grammar is the wrong way round "? how dare you, how very dare you ,how double and triple dare you , you you you leek muncher
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31-10-2008, 22:47
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
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"English grammar is the wrong way round "? how dare you, how very dare you ,how double and triple dare you , you you you leek muncher |
Dos i chwarae gyda'r traffig yn fytyn
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31-10-2008, 22:52
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
LoL
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31-10-2008, 23:01
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Re: Someone in Swansea needs Welsh lessons...
Google is your friend
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