Why can’t people write proper English? It seems too much to expect of our major broadcasters nowadays.

It was Charles, not his footsteps, who became the Prince of Wales in 1958.

William needed to be created Prince of Wales by his father because, not ‘while’, the title is not automatic.

I listened to a Los Angeles Theatre Works (LATW.org) version of Under Milk Wood on Saturday evening. Not as good as the original BBC version, but not bad - although some Welsh pronunciations were a bit off, and somehow Coronation Street is introduced as the main street of Llareggub.

That’s apparently not made up by LATW! Coronation Street was in the script of Under Milk Wood given to the BBC in 1950.

https://www.discoverdylanthomas.com/gue … d-n-thomas

How so, Geoff? Charles is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Wales is part of the United Kingdom, so — setting aside the fact that some (many?) of the people of Wales don’t want anything to do with him — Charles is its King.

English Dominance (1535–1960s):

Welsh was banned in courts and government offices.

English became the language of advancement, education, and administration.

Welsh persisted among the general population but was marginalized in official contexts

Coronation Road in Blackwood, Caerphilly

Coronation Avenue in Llanelli

I listened to a Los Angeles Theatre Works (LATW.org) version of Under Milk Wood on Saturday evening. Not as good as the original BBC version, but not bad - although some Welsh pronunciations were a bit off, and somehow Coronation Street is introduced as the main street of Llareggub. I doubt very much if there is any such street anywhere in Wales. As Wales is a Principality, the Coronation is not very relevant to the country. Charles is not King of Wales.

the shop is part of a multishop chain that has lots of shops in England

Why is that relevant, William? You may be aware that a commercial website operating in Germany, Austria or Switzerland is legally required to include an “Impressum” disclosing information about the owner, regardless of whether or not that owner is based in a German-speaking country. In much the same way, it seems self-evident that if a business is operating in Wales it should do so in line with the laws and customs of Wales, regardless of whether it has lots of shops in England, few shops in England, or none at all.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File … _signs.jpg

Does anyone here know if there is bilingual signage in shops in Wales where the shop is part of a multishop chain that has lots of shops in England please?

For example, in Tesco supermarkets in Wales.