Border Linguist

Linguistic analysis of the English / Welsh border. All useful links welcome. #linguistics #wales #cymru #history #language

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The great #ChrisRea https://t.co/nbfH9RuxC8

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Every year we hear the brilliant #DrivingHomeForChristmas but don’t forget #TellMeTheresAHeaven. In tears listening to this by the great #ChrisRea

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@LloydsBank. Could you clarify whether Scottish currency is welcomed at branches throughout the UK?

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Recently back from #Scotland and local market stall refused to accept #ScottishCurrency, because they said our local #LloydsBank does not accept it when they pay in their takings. This despite its being legal tender throughout the United Kingdom. Is this true, @LloydsBank ?

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Anyone got a ladybird plague today?
#ladybirds

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@BritishGas There is no gas in our village, so when a random bill arrived from #BritishGas for £1500 yesterday, I naturally attempted to contact them. They don’t publish a phone number, so I couldn’t tell them. I think I will wait to be disconnected LOL.

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I’m sure our announcer just said “Smirking is strictly prohibited at this station”. #traintrip

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Looking forward to @bbceurovision tomorrow. Got all the Swiss food in. 🇨🇭

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Do I understand this correctly? We don’t vote for a person, just the party? There are many wonderful candidates who might belong to a party someone might not normally vote for. It is often the person not the policy. #SeneddElections

[Nation.Cymru @NationCymru]

None of the main political parties contesting the Senedd election in 2026 have agreed to a suggestion from Nation Cymru that they should publish the detailed voting figures in their internal candidate selection contests ✍️ @ShiptonMartin
https://t.co/H4v0pBJRZB

[Border Linguist @BorderLinguist]

Compiling a list of all the supermarkets who won’t deliver to #BuilthWells. So far I have @waitrose @Ocado @sainsburys . Do you have any more? My research has found that people in #Powys are the least catered for, for shopping. What about someone opening a branch in mid-Powys?

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To quote the fabulous #CatherineTate character, “Evil Robbing B’stards” is all I can say to scam being sent out purporting to tell people they have won a @marksandspencer afternoon tea hamper. It looks so real I very nearly fell for it. BEWARE, SCAM 👇

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#Wroxeter #Romans

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First visit to impressive #Wroxeter Roman City. Apparently bigger than #Pompeii yet only a tiny fragment of it has been uncovered. Wondering what is preventing archaeologists from excavating the entire site? @EnglishHeritage ❤️ #TheRomans

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Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus i bawb.

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Food is outrageous! Two full bags to last me 4 days. Not feeding a family. No meat, fish, alcohol or prepared meals, apart from one pizza and one quiche, both reduced. How much? £76! Not that long ago, my weekly shop was this sort of money. Who is making money out of us? #Prices

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State provision for SEND should never vary according to which Council area you happen to live in. Isn’t it time that social care was taken from Councils and regionally administered?

[Shropshire Live @shropshirelive]

Stuart Anderson MP has called on the Government to end the “postcode lottery of support” for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

https://t.co/WeYl2gWH7g

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Note from below that 20% of Welsh residents think there is too much #Welsh in Wales! My survey found a sizeable number of residents of Wales do not know what Croeso i Gymru means.

[Nation.Cymru @NationCymru]

A new poll has revealed a large majority of people approve of efforts to increase the use of the Welsh language
https://t.co/G455ioMISO

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Respondents to my survey who were Welsh speakers, were more likely to be middle-class.

[Nation.Cymru @NationCymru]

A new poll has revealed a large majority of people approve of efforts to increase the use of the Welsh language
https://t.co/G455ioMISO

[Border Linguist @BorderLinguist]

The weatherman said it is “cold for this time of year”. Er, it’s February, the coldest month of the year. How cold does he think it is? We don’t even have any frost. #MediaExaggeration

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Think I am getting bored with random combinations of pairs of celebrities travelling the world and meeting people or eating the food. Exactly the people I would avoid on holiday. Yawn. #BoringTelevision.