[UK-CONTEST] Lost in translation.

[Stewart Rolfe]

Ian G3WVG wrote:
> Hiya Guys
>
> I wonder if any Welsh speakers subscribe to this forum?  If so, perhaps they
> can help me.  In the latest results section for the RSGB 80M SSB CC, GW7BZR
> remarks ..." MAE'N RHAID BOD PAWB O GYMRU WEDI CAU I LAWR YN FUAN!"
>
> I am ashamed to say that despite being an ex-GW, my knowledge of the
> language is virtually zero, so I typed the phrase into an online translation
> site and got the following result ......
>  "HE ' IS BEING HEARTBURN NECESSITY BE EVERYONE HE SHE PERSUADING HAS SHUT
> DOWN SOON!" .... Now, I know that my old country folk can sometimes have a
> rather lyrical turn of phrase somehow don't think that this can be entirely
> accurate!!
>
> It reminds me of the Tony Hancock sketch with the immortal line..."It is a
> raining not in Tokyo also!"
>
> 73 de Ian ex-GW3WVG
>
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Something like "Welsh participants must have packed up early...."  
(maybe due to heartburn..?!)

Doesn't seem to make a lot of sense in context and I'm not a pure 
speaking Celt either so maybe a true Cymro may like to confirm (you 
monitoring GW0GEI ?)

Hwyl,
Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF ex-Wolverhampton