Cardiff Station Announcements

matt473

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Re: Cardiff Station Announcements

« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2010, 08:37:12 »

I can guarantee that all announcements will have to return to being in both English and Welsh as part of the law in Wales that everything must be in both languages. A pain in the hole I know but it's the way they want to do things. Though I do know many people have complained to station staff at the main stations about announcments in Welsh first taking so long people have missed trains Undecided


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Ollie

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Re: Cardiff Station Announcements

« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2010, 14:00:58 »

Well yesterday at Newport it was still English first then Welsh.


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Re: Cardiff Station Announcements

« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2010, 23:59:21 »

Going slightly off-topic: 'popty ping' was discussed on the BBC^» One Show this evening, with guest Jamie Oliver - who is now a fan of microwave ovens, apparently! Shocked


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Re: Cardiff Station Announcements

« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2010, 20:44:06 »

Quote from: matt473 on October 05, 2010, 08:37:12

Correct that many things are legally required to be in both English and Welsh. Although as far as I'm aware there is no order of precedence attached to the two languages. So it should be perfectly acceptable to play the English announcement first, followed by the Welsh. After all, if it was "legal" for the annoucements to be ordered this way over the Ryder Cup, I assume it's still legal. And in certain locations in Wales, where Welsh is not generally spoken as the first language, it would make much more sense.


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matt473

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Re: Cardiff Station Announcements

« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2010, 22:19:24 »

Quote from: inspector_blakey on October 12, 2010, 20:44:06

. And in certain locations in Wales, where Welsh is not generally spoken as the first language, it would make much more sense.

You are right in that it would make more sense, but sadly the Welsh language initiatives seem to be more vanity based than actually aiming to preserve culture as they claim. Hence the Welsh taking priority over English language despite few people being able to speak it. As usual the intention is good but the implementation is wrong causing more difficulty and anger towards what could be a noble cause


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