Get out!
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:50 pm
Ever felt so confused when shopping that you don't know which way to turn?
Spare a thought for visitors to one Swansea Tesco, where signs tell them to exit left in the Welsh language - allanfa - and on the right in English.
But the store said that while there is a contradiction between the signs, both directions are in fact exits, although one of them is via the petrol station.
"We'd like to reassure all customers that they are welcome to exit the car park in either direction," said Tesco.
The supermarket giant said it had consulted widely on all their bilingual signage.
It insisted that the confusion was an issue of positioning and layout, rather than one of translation or grammar.
The Welsh Language Board, charged with advising on and promoting the use of Welsh in businesses and public bodies, says in its guidelines: "Where there is a relationship between a number of signs - for example at the same location - they should all use the same method of distinguishing between Welsh and English."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-sout ... s-13367692
