'Cock wait here': Council is left red-faced as contractors misspell Welsh word for 'red' on a road sign
A road sign which mistakenly told motorists: 'When light is cock, wait here' has caused outrage among drivers in Wales.
The offending message had been erected next to traffic lights in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, and was supposed to read: 'When red light shows, wait here.'
But bundling builders who were contracted to organise the signage misspelled the Welsh word for 'red' - and wrote 'gock' instead of 'goch'.
The balls-up was spotted after drivers pointed out there was no letter K in the Welsh language alphabet.
And while some Welsh speakers on social media saw the funny side, some called on councils to 'get it right' on bilingual signs.
One wrote: 'We don't even have the letter K in the Welsh alphabet so it's a bad translation to start with.'
Another said: 'It is funny, but it does make my blood boil that the authorities can't get it right.
The offending message (pictured) had been placed next to traffic lights in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, and was supposed to read: 'When red light shows, wait here' - but reads instead: 'When light is cock, wait here'
'It is a government requirement that they get these bilingual signs up and yet they are still getting it wrong.
'If they can't get it right, then what chance have we got?'
One agreed, saying the latest error was 'one of many, adding: 'It's actually getting worse. Let's not get into train announcements either.
'My husband constantly finds errors. I always tell my husband he should get a job as a sign 'proof reader' for Wales.'
Another added: 'There isn't even a letter K in the alphabet, which makes me think it might be deliberate. You'd only need Google Translate.'
A spokesman for Monmouthshire county council said the workmen had promised to correct the mistake.
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