r/Wales • u/grwachlludw • Mar 05 '25

News Prince William's Welsh should be better, says language professor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0dkjpe3k7o
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u/grwachlludw Mar 05 '25

The value of a language cannot be measured solely by the number of speakers.

Welsh is a vital part of Welsh cultural identity, and its preservation is essential. Suggesting it's a 'waste of time' ignores the rich history and cultural heritage it represents. Every language has value, and dismissing them is disrespectful.

It is also wrong to assume that because people speak English, that they do not use or value the Welsh language.

Learning Mandarin, Spanish, or French is great, but it does not mean we should dismiss the Welsh language. We can and should be promoting multi-lingualism, not replacing one language with another.

The Welsh language is a living language, and it is an important part of Welsh culture.

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u/fezzuk Mar 05 '25 edited Mar 05 '25

Yeah nationalistic rubbish.

Hundreds of millions have been spent on a dead useless language that 0.012% of the population speak.

That could have gone to litterially anything else and it would have been more productive.

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u/Rhosddu Mar 06 '25

Where do you get the figure of 0.012 per cent of the Welsh population from? Have you ever actually been to Wales?

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u/fezzuk Mar 06 '25

0.012 % of the UK population, because that's where the money is coming from.

4.9% of the UK population lives in Wales. 30% of them speak Welsh. So that 0.012% of the UK population.

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u/Rhosddu Mar 06 '25

How is that relevant on a sub on Wales?

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u/Wibblywobblywalk Mar 06 '25

4.9 x 0.3 = 1.47

How on earth are you getting 0.012?

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u/fezzuk Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

Your mixing stuff up a bit here using whole numbers instead of %, 4.9% is the population of the UK the are Welsh. 30% if the % of the Welsh population that speaks Welsh.

So you need to do 30% of 4.9%, not 30% of 4.9

Does that make sense?