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Wednesday, 13 December 2023

The man who murdered the double Ll


 I bear them no ill will but they are murdering the double Ll

In the North it was Klangolken, Klandudno and Henklan

Down by ere it is Nadolig Klawen

Machynlleth goes by the name of Mycuntlet

Dolgellau is Dolgerloo

In a game of Cluedo Cymraeg it would be the Radio 4 Announcer

in the studio with a microphone and an anglophone education.

A tourist in a pub or shop where they walk in and everyone

speaks Cymraeg.

"Here mate, if I want to feel like a second class citizen

then I'll go to Spain"

"Oh really? the Spanish speaking part or the Catalan speaking part or perhaps Gwlad y Basg?"

"The Bulldog Bar on the Costa Del Sol if you must know" 

It's Toffs and Working Class Tories that are murdering the double Ll

The Middle Class will have a bloody good go at it, chwarae teg.

It's the dismissive types, the ones who haven't got the time

or who don't see the point.

I mean they don't have to mention us at all really

We're just a footnote in history

but if you are going to try and announce it

STOP MURDERING THE DOUBLE Ll       

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