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Translation Project Fails to Deliver, Critics Blast Spending

1/13/2026

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The Welsh Government led a translation project with 43 civil servants and eight academics to translate eight English adjectives related to sound into Welsh.
Despite extensive collaboration, only two terms were translated.
Critics, including former Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies, called it a waste of taxpayer money.
The report claims the project is a significant achievement for sound studies in Wales despite translation challenges.

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Story summary

The Welsh Government led a translation project with 43 civil servants and eight academics to translate eight English adjectives related to sound into Welsh.
Despite extensive collaboration, only two terms were translated.
Critics, including former Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies, called it a waste of taxpayer money.
The report claims the project is a significant achievement for sound studies in Wales despite translation challenges.