Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Chislenko]

Matt Baker on BBC's Countryfile just now burbling on about Snowdonia being some large number of square hectares.
The beeb has been irretrievably dumbed down!

More criticism of the programme here although on a different subject. I have said it for years, how hard is it for these presenters to give their colleagues at BBC Wales or Radio Cymru a ring before doing the show and get some pronunciation tips. Just pure lazy!!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...oQFnoECDwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw06YTe6Hxn89PH6yuZ0jyFf

 

[T4tomo]

More criticism of the programme here although on a different subject. I have said it for years, how hard is it for these presenters to give their colleagues at BBC Wales or Radio Cymru a ring before doing the show and get some pronunciation tips. Just pure lazy!!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...oQFnoECDwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw06YTe6Hxn89PH6yuZ0jyFf

To be honest, if the Welsh want the non-Welsh to pronounce things correctly in their impenetrable language, they should consider renaming a few things to make it easier.

 

[matticus]

To be honest, if the Welsh want the non-Welsh to pronounce things correctly in their impenetrable language, they should consider renaming a few things to make it easier.

I imagine that is what this means (from the article Chis' linked to):
"
Instead, councillors in Gwynedd and Conwy have set up a working group to consider future policy on Welsh place names.
"

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I imagine that is what this means (from the article Chis' linked to):
"
Instead, councillors in Gwynedd and Conwy have set up a working group to consider future policy on Welsh place names.
"

I thought the standard policy was to name places using as few vowels as possible - and signpost them from the main routes as much as possible

I used to live near here which seemed to fulfil the terms of the policy - there were 3 signs to it from the A55 in spite of it being quite small

I also worked in Rhyl for a long time - also no vowels - technically called "Y Rhyl"

 

[vickster]

People resurrecting ancient threads on forums for no discernible reason

 

[Alex321]

I thought the standard policy was to name places using as few vowels as possible - and signpost them from the main routes as much as possible

I used to live near here which seemed to fulfil the terms of the policy - there were 3 signs to it from the A55 in spite of it being quite small

I also worked in Rhyl for a long time - also no vowels - technically called "Y Rhyl

I remember when I first moved to just outside Pontypridd, and trying to give my mum directions to reach us.

Me - "Go to the roundabout, and take the exit signposted for Ynysybwl."
Mum - Can you spell that - so I did.
Mum - "But it's got no vowels!"

In Welsh of course, both Y and W are vowels

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I remember when I first moved to just outside Pontypridd, and trying to give my mum directions to reach us.

Me - "Go to the roundabout, and take the exit signposted for Ynysybwl."
Mum - Can you spell that - so I did.
Mum - "But it's got no vowels!"

In Welsh of course, both Y and W are vowels

shhhh - don't tell the English

 

[Chislenko]

I thought the standard policy was to name places using as few vowels as possible - and signpost them from the main routes as much as possible

I used to live near here which seemed to fulfil the terms of the policy - there were 3 signs to it from the A55 in spite of it being quite small

I also worked in Rhyl for a long time - also no vowels - technically called "Y Rhyl"

Y is a vowel in Welsh (as is W). You would have to think that at one point Y could have been in English, hence the words... Fly, Sky, By etc.

 

[Chislenko]

To be honest, if the Welsh want the non-Welsh to pronounce things correctly in their impenetrable language, they should consider renaming a few things to make it easier.

To be honest the English versions of some Welsh place names still get pronounced wrong..Hawarden and St. Asaph being two classic examples.

But to be fair it happens in all countries, in Cheshire we have two villages quite close to each other called Cholomendely and Burwardsley which are pronounced nothing like they are spelt.

And if someone from Coventry could give us a pronounciation for this place. Stivichall.

 

[PeteXXX]

To be honest the English versions of some Welsh place names still get pronounced wrong..Hawarden and St. Asaph being two classic examples.

But to be fair it happens in all countries, in Cheshire we have two villages quite close to each other called Cholomendely and Burwardsley which are pronounced nothing like they are spelt.

And if someone from Coventry could give us a pronounciation for this place. Stivichall.

I think it's pronounced 'Styshall' but am prepared to be corrected.

Near me, we have Cogenhoe, pronounced 'Cookno' & Bozeat pronounced Bojut (with a soft J)

 

[swee'pea99]

When you measure up and realise that the 5m cable isn't going to do it, for want of 20cm, so you're going to have to go for the 10m.

 

[mistyoptic]

this, again ...but even removing the printer won't work this time! PC can't find printer, printer can't see my wi-fi

I'm at the point where i'm gonna try stamping on it, throwing it out of the window, going outside, stamping on it some more, all the while shouting obscenities. At least that way I won't have a fecking printer to annoy the feck out of me

 

[MontyVeda]

that is my 'new' printer... and to think I only bought it because the USB cable to my old I was using was faulty... but i only discovered that when i bought a new printer. No worries, I thought. I've got wireless in this printer but that soon turned to ...I could have still been using my trusty old printer, had I trusted the old printer!

 

[DaveReading]

Wireless printers are the work of the devil.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Wireless printers are the work of the devil.

Yes, both my ex and my partner have one. It only ever worked for them but never for me, I've held off getting a printer until I really need one, maybe in a year or two when my son starts secondary, but what with the cost of ink and the arrogance of printers, I might hold off longer