One for the Welsh speakers among us...

[lareinemisere]

I know that Welsh speakers get used to all sorts of dreadful language errors being seen in public places, caused by nobody bothering to check with a native (or, sometimes, even a semi-competent) speaker.

If you haven't already seen this one, reported by the BBC and currently trending on Facebook, you may well find it amusing...

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[sollersuk]

Talking about "taking the biscuit", to be honest I've come across an even better one (though to be honest I don't remember which way round it was): a sign saying, in Welsh, "pedestrians keep left " and in English "pedestrians keep right". I did wonder whether they were deliberately trying to kill off English speakers.

[muckefuck]

Diolch. That is one I had not seen before.

(And you're right, these are so common, there's even a slang term for them: "Scymraeg/Scumraeg". See for instance: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/scymraeg/.)

[sollersuk]

I am gearing up for my imminent move to North Wales and shall be keeping my eyes open for any more!