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Old 06-25-2009, 03:05 PM   #42
Bilbo1967
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Originally Posted by kazbates View Post
I would prefer that my tax dollars not be spent to replace road signs, etc. in multiple languages. I wouldn't expect a non-English speaking country to replace their signs if I moved there.
The below is a road sign in English and Welsh (as is the law in Wales). Unfortunately, the council e-mailed the English text to their interpreter and got an out-of-office reply in Welsh. Not being Welsh speakers they went ahead and used it anyway. The Welsh says something like, "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated"!

Glad we're paying for that!

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