Comments | peredur_glyn: Reasons why the Irish are simply awesome #349

peredur_glyn

Reasons why the Irish are simply awesome #349

Feb 19, 2009 16:01

FACE meet PALM.

humour, language

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dyddgu February 19 2009, 16:08:47 UTC

I never did find out whether "OS maps filled with farms called Gwyliwch y Ci" was an urban (rural??) myth or not...

peredur_glyn February 19 2009, 17:05:48 UTC

Ha. I wouldn't be surprised.

I don't know about mapmakers, but my father is currently returning to his on-off hobby of genealogy, and looking at 19th century censuses (some of which may have been filled out with Welsh speakers, but the majority of which--probably not). The spelling on the censuses themselves are quite accurate, but the renditions on the computer databases (compiled by people from where, I wonder?) are way out, to the point where using an online search engine for anything Welsh is practically impossible.

dyddgu February 20 2009, 09:19:04 UTC

OCR software is a PITA. Even on printed books - if the typeface is even slightly worn, or a funny font or anything, it makes gobbledegook. It's bad enough in English, I daren't think what it's like for census forms in Welsh. They ought to get a human to double check it, but you can imagine how tedious a job that is...

muckefuck February 19 2009, 16:10:06 UTC

"and not the first and surname on the licence"
Whoah! Holy unconventional coordination, batman!

peredur_glyn February 19 2009, 17:03:02 UTC

It's freaky. I wonder if the same writer would think that "the sur- and first name" would be acceptable coordination?

kezza1970 February 19 2009, 17:27:30 UTC

Wow, and they look at the license for, like, 0,987 seconds because anything else would be a waste of time? Pfftt... cops - they´re the same in every country!

peredur_glyn February 19 2009, 18:34:26 UTC

I know. Anyway, aren't the police meant to ask drivers for their name and check it's the same as on the licence? Are Poles in Ireland really that hard to understand?

ruchbah February 24 2009, 21:03:38 UTC

Did you knowingly choose two of Wells's lexical set keywords there (face and palm)?. I suspect not but I am seeing everything through accents of English eyes at the moment :D

Helo, btw. Sut wyt ti? Dw i'n licio Llundain ond dw i ddim yn medru stop being tired all the time. Miss you all :(

peredur_glyn February 26 2009, 10:36:04 UTC

I make sure that most of my utterances feature at least five of Wells's lexical set keywords. Anything less would be criminal.

Dan ni'n methu ti hefyd! Have you got a house in London yet? Is it a long commute?

ruchbah February 27 2009, 11:52:13 UTC

Haia

Yes, we have house! Only properly moving in tonight. It's about 1 hr from work, but I am learning to love the bus. And it's great to read the paper cover to cover each day as well actually -- I feel quite informed.

Hope the talks go well today and Monday....

J