November 1, 2008
"My hovercraft is full of eels"
When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed.From the BBC, which also notes a few other Welsh translation mishaps.Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated".
So that was what went up under the English version which barred lorries from a road near a supermarket.
Posted by David on November 1, 2008 11:24 PM
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It looks like whoever was in charge of that particular assignment did not bother to check with anyone who actually spoke Welsh...
They would have probably got a better result if they had inserted the text from the sign in "Bad Translator" known for its funny renderings!
But for the real deal, everyone should look into a reliable London translationagency to avoid tears (not the happy ones...)
Posted by: Sara on October 14, 2011 12:12 PM
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