2 Sep 23 Llanfair Exhibition

[tac foley]

Oh dear. 'Allan' is Welsh for 'out'. And it's not even pronounced like the name.

 

[alcashj94]

I'm an Allan spelt like that, just out of interest how is it pronounced in Welsh ?

 

[DickyC]

Lets hope the German name for EXIT isnt anyones Name either ! always makes me chuckle when i see it driving down and Autobahn (at sensible speeds of course)

 

[tac foley]

I'm an Allan spelt like that, just out of interest how is it pronounced in Welsh ?

Roughly speaking, Ah-hthla'an, with the elongated 'a' sound like an open-mouthed 'a' as in lass. The Welsh dipthong 'll' gets 'em every time! If you can pronounce Llangollen correctly, then you've cracked it.

 

[tac foley]

Lets hope the German name for EXIT isnt anyones Name either ! always makes me chuckle when i see it driving down and Autobahn (at sensible speeds of course)

Hmm , the German word for 'exit' for those who are walking out, 'Ausgang' is a perfectly acceptable fake Germanic-style name. However, I guess you mean 'Ausfarht', which is a 'leaving' in a travelling sense, usually by means of a vehicle.

'Eingang' - 'entrance' is also a reasonable fake German name.

 

[viaEstrecha]

Lets hope the German name for EXIT isnt anyones Name either ! always makes me chuckle when i see it driving down and Autobahn (at sensible speeds of course)

True tale - I must have driven back and forth to Germany three times before it dawned on me the 'Uitrit' was not actually a Belgian town with a lot of motorway turnoffs, but Flemish for 'Exit'.

 

[tac foley]

True tale - I must have driven back and forth to Germany three times before it dawned on me the 'Uitrit' was not actually a Belgian town with a lot of motorway turnoffs, but Flemish for 'Exit'.

Oh dear.......... A pal of mine, now gorn, was wont to drive up and down the A55 in North Wales, and in spite of looking at his maps on numerous occasions, could never find the toilets at Gwasenaethau.

You don't have to leave mainland GB to get confungled.

 

[Paul M]

I'm an Allan spelt like that, just out of interest how is it pronounced in Welsh ?

No2 Child wasn't in the least amused by the word for departure when we were in Germany. I can only assume that some of our English words give other language speakers the giggles too

 

[dunnyrail]

Oh dear.......... A pal of mine, now gorn, was wont to drive up and down the A55 in North Wales, and in spite of looking at his maps on numerous occasions, could never find the toilets at Gwasenaethau.

You don't have to leave mainland GB to get confungled.

Or wonder why all the schools in Wales were called Ysgol School.