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David Clubb

I'm always interested when issues of language reach 'mainstream' UK outlets.

Welsh government has been slow to act in this area. A change in policy would cost little but could protect our cultural heritage.

theconversation.com/welsh-plac?

News article titled "Welsh place names are being erased, and so are the stories they tell" Picture is of a stone waymarker with "Yr Wyddfa Snowdon" on it
Feb 03, 2023, 05:36 AM·Public·Tusky
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Rita Singer

@davidoclubb Since 2018, WG have funded the work of the Welsh Place Names Officer to compile a list of historic place names and advise on naming historic and new places to great success. But as ever, his stellar work and his successes are entirely ignored. historicplacenames.rcahmw.gov.

historicplacenames.rcahmw.gov.ukHomeThe List of Historic Place Names of Wales is a groundbreaking and innovative resource that contains hundreds of thousands of place names collected from historical maps and other sources.
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CeffylTewHarry

@davidoclubb Sadly they rarely seem to be positive stories about the Welsh language. It's usually mistranslation or its erasure from the world. :(

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