Llansanffraid survey suggests villagers want 'T' back
Llansanffraid - without the T - is about eight miles from Welshpool
To T or not to T: that is the question in a dispute about a village name.
Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain was spelled Llansantffraid since the mid-1800s, until being dropped by Powys council, claiming it was correcting a mistake.
The community council wants it back, and more than 70 villagers agreed in a survey, with only three opposed.
But while it may seem a storm in "T" cup, it could carry on brewing, as one councillor says residents insist on Llansantffraid - and not Llansanffraid.
Powys council argued that when it made the change in 2008, it was correcting a mistake dating back to the mid-1800s, when a translation described Celtic Saint Brigit as a man, rather than a woman.
Powys council said the Welsh language spelling of Llansanffraid should take precedence.
But community council vice-chairman Doug Williams said that while Royal Mail had recently decided to drop the T as well, local people still wanted the longer version and pointed to the results of the survey.
Mr Williams said people resented Powys council's decision to change the name of the village without consulting villagers or local councillors.
He added: "The results of the survey were revealed at the last council meeting and showed that more than 70 people wanted the T back and three didn't want it.
"We can't understand Powys council's logic. Some street lights are out in the village and the road surface needs attention and it has spent money altering road signs that nobody wanted in the first place.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11810964
Give us back our T
Give us back our T
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Give us back our T
Are they just going to keep demanding more letters until they have a place name longer than Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Re: Give us back our T
Isn't there one to many "g's" in that?Daisy wrote:Are they just going to keep demanding more letters until they have a place name longer than Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
I expect to go straight to hell...........at least I won't have to spend time making new friends.
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no, but it is missing an "l"....Miles wrote:Isn't there one to many "g's" in that?Daisy wrote:Are they just going to keep demanding more letters until they have a place name longer than Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Re: Give us back our T
For the seventeenmillionth time (I know I'm dealing with Americans here, so I'm patient) the Welsh language has these vowels, a,e,i,o,u,w,ll, y.
Which anyone with kindergarten level maths skills or above will notice is 3 more than the English language....
Which anyone with kindergarten level maths skills or above will notice is 3 more than the English language....
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Re: Give us back our T
I'll give you "y" but not "w" and "ll".Gob wrote:For the seventeenmillionth time (I know I'm dealing with Americans here, so I'm patient) the Welsh language has these vowels, a,e,i,o,u,w,ll, y.
How do they play Wheel of Fortune in Welsh?
Re: Give us back our T
Drunk?oldr_n_wsr wrote:I'll give you "y" but not "w" and "ll".Gob wrote:For the seventeenmillionth time (I know I'm dealing with Americans here, so I'm patient) the Welsh language has these vowels, a,e,i,o,u,w,ll, y.
How do they play Wheel of Fortune in Welsh?
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
Re: Give us back our T
As with most things Welsh, being drunk is an advantage.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Welsh Countdown lasts for six hours and contestants get to choose 37 consonants and 1 vowel. They also have to take their shoes and socks off to play the numbers game.
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?