Can our Welsh compadres confirm that the translation of this roadsign is indeed as wayward as the article alleges?
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Can our Welsh compadres confirm that the translation of this roadsign is indeed as wayward as the article alleges?
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by Caliban View Post
Can our Welsh compadres confirm that the translation of this roadsign is indeed as wayward as the article alleges?
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Originally posted by Roehre View Post yes
I've just noticed the slideshow of other translational lapses, further down the article!
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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'It does appear that an error has occurred during the translation process, a matter which is being investigated.'
Another nice one:
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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At least both are on the one sign (there are no Welsh-only speakers
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Worse are the illuminated digital signs you encounter on the motorway, which are often (the smaller ones) monolingual. A classic - I was driving west on the M4 near Newport in heavy rain, passed an illuminated sign...in Welsh only. Ten miles further on, another, with the English version, warning of surface water. OK one could hazard a guess.....
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But there are lots of English only speakersOriginally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostAt least both are on the one sign (there are no Welsh-only speakers )
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Exactly! Welsh speakers are probably vastly outnumbered on the M4 by lorry drivers working for the Irish haulage companies, most of whom come from the Baltic countries, heading for the ferry ports. The Welsh language in this situation is a barrier to the communication of essential information, not an aid to it. But Cali's original post points up the absurdity of it all - it's just a box ticking exercise, only a tiny percentage of people can spot the mistake.Originally posted by Roehre View PostBut there are lots of English only speakersComment
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Looks like the work of Google Translate .. you can get some howlers on there sometimes. It translates the German "Lieben Dank" into "love you". For a while I thought a lot of my German business correpondents loved me."Gone Chopin, Bach in a minuet."Comment
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