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« on: October 31, 2008, 05:10:12 PM »
or I suppose it could be "thicketist", or "councilist" - bound to be wrong!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm

The English is clear enough to lorry drivers but the Welsh reads "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated."

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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2008, 05:15:30 PM »
 Grin Grin Grin horror
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2008, 05:17:37 PM »
Excellent.   I hope they don't remove it.
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2008, 05:32:56 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2008, 01:28:34 PM »
it beats the standard method of making welsh road signs: paste a board,then chuck a bag of letters at it
(with apologies to practising welshmen)
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2008, 01:46:08 PM »
You would think that the Welsh translation service email reply system would have it in both languages so that they could see that the person was out of the office.  banghead

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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2008, 02:06:12 PM »
You English will fall for anything!
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« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2008, 01:05:47 PM »
wyleu goes off to find Master James of St George's design and build website
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