Manon Steffan Ros
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Cymraeg. Yoto Carnegie winner 2023, scribbler, procrastinator.
Tywyn, Wales
Joined September 2011
Slagging off the Welsh Labour government because you can't stand going two weeks without buying clothes during a pandemic, but being perfectly fine with the UK Tory government voting to let children go hungry? .🔔🔚.
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Mark Drakeford stayed in a hut at the end of his garden last year in order to prevent the spread of covid to his loved ones. Meanwhile, in Downing Street, the Tories partied and had a giggle at the fact that they were getting away with breaking their own rules. #ToriesOut.
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Feet still haven't touched the ground. I'm going to milk it by posting this bit of my speech, which is really very important to me. Diolch bawb. X
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In Welsh, we don't have snowflakes, we have snow feathers- plu eira. Upon seeing the first flurries of snow, we might say "Mae'n pluo"- "It's feathering" #Cymraeg.
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@NeilUKIP Is this who you wanted to be when you were growing up? A man who bullies and belittles a 16 year old for her beliefs? Take a minute and consider if this is really who you want to be.
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Today is Santes Dwynwen day, the Welsh patron saint of love. She was a good woman who (literally) defrosted her ex, who had been frozen solid by an angel. She then gave up men and became a nun. What. A. Woman.
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Absolutely devastated to hear that this couple has left. Gutted. Heartbroken. What WILL we do here in boring Wales without them?
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Wali Tomos yn un o greadigaethau mwya' hoffus, annwyl, digri a chofiadwy'r Gymraeg. Ddaru Mei Jones greu cymeriad 'da ni gyd yn ei garu. Am gamp, ac am etifeddiaeth hael i'r genedl.
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Your annual reminder that in Wales, Boxing Day is called Gŵyl San Steffan, and it is customary on this day for folk to purchase the books of Manon Steffan Ros. This tradition is waaaay easier to honour than the Fari Lwyd, due to the difficulty of getting hold of an equine skull.
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#Liverpool taxi driver last night- "I was born and raised in Liverpool, and you're from another country, and that bloke passing by might be from overseas. That's what makes Liverpool so great- we all belong here. We should celebrate everyone from everywhere." ❤️💜💚💛💙.
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Hey @guardian - I notice that you're happy to extoll the virtues of Wales when you're covering places to go on holiday, but we don't exist just as a bolt hole to escape to every once in a while. We have a living, breathing culture, and a language that you belittle sneeringly.
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It is a Welsh tradition that on this day (Gŵyl San Steffan) people buy the novels of Manon Steffan Ros with the vouchers and book tokens given to them at Christmas. It's so important to preserve our old customs here in Wales.
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This wonderful, fascinating, enchanting book is my book of the year. My book of many years. It's not just about ghosts- It's about heritage, language, and a part of history which gets lost. I think you should read it, and here is a 🧵 of reasons why.
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Dr. Manon!*.Diolch i Brifysgol Bangor am yr anrhydedd, i Dad ac Iwan am ddod efo fi, ac i 'nghymar a'm plant am fod yn hyfryd. Dwi yn hynod hynod ffodus. *Dim y math o ddoctor sy'n gallu mendio'ch pails, fellt waeth i chi heb.
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Advertising your countryside holiday let as the perfect place to self-isolate? Stop it. Stop giving people false hope of escaping this virus. Stop speeding up the spread. Stop putting pressure on health provisions in small communities. Stop taking advantage of people's fear.
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Diolch to all for the lovely messages. I'm walking on air! .This book wouldn't exist were it not for the @eisteddfod . Diolch o waelod calon. I'm having a Bounty for breakfast x.
And the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing goes to The Blue Book of Nebo! Congratulations @ManonSteffanRos @FireflyPress! #YotoCarnegies23
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Possibly the only time I've been able to answer a question correctly on University Challenge. 🎉🥂
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Imagine having the ego to think that people cared enough about your sudden presence to switch languages when you walk in.
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Gwallgof ein bod ni mor ddiofal o iechyd a lles staff ysgolion, ond yn disgwyl iddyn nhw ofalu ac addysgu y rhai 'da ni'n garu fwya'.
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Dyma olion Cantre'r Gwaelod yn Nhywyn heddiw. Mae'r haul wedi cnesu'r dŵr, felly be sydd yma mewn gwirionedd ydi cyfres o hot tubs. Hollol berffaith.
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Os 'da chi'n ei chael hi'n anodd dod o hyd i wisgoedd i'ch plant ar Ddiwrnod y Llyfr, mae'r rhan fwyaf o'r cymeriadau yn fy llyfra' i yn gwisgo dillad hollol normal. Croeso. 😘.
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O'n i 'di anghofio am yr adeg ddaru fy mab wneud ychwanegiad i ddrafft o fy nofel cyn i mi ddanfon i'r wasg, a nes i'm sylwi nes derbyn sylwadau'r golygydd.
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Iiiiiin Dyffryn Aman, born and raised, and Glan Llyn, where I spent most of my days, chillin' out, protestin', strummin' all cool and pluckin' my tannau outside o' the school, when a guy called Prince Charles, he was up to no good, started investurin' in my neighbourhood. .
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Peidiwch â gwario pres ar wisg Diwrnod y Llyfr i'ch plentyn. Prynwch lyfr iddyn nhw yn lle.
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I see your Ynysybwl, and I raise you Loughborough.
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My mother tongue is not a "minority sport." It's not merely "interesting" & "lovely to listen to". It's a living, evolving, powerful language that people speak all day, every day. Enough with the linguistic colonialism.
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DYMA HI! Dwi mor, mor nerfus am hon. Nofel i bobol ifanc am galedi a chariad a ffrindiau a ffug-barchusrwydd. Plis prynwch hi. Ma' hi'n wirion o agos at fy nghalon.
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Ma' 'na RYWUN yn cael cocktail ar nos Fercher, achos ma' 'na RYWUN newydd ddanfon drafft o nofel i @meinir_edwards yn @YLolfa 🍸🍸🍸
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Educating pupils through the narrow sphere of Anglocentric monolingualism could harm academic and personal achievement say The Rest Of The World.
Educating pupils in Gaelic could harm academic achievement say Scottish Tories.
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It has just been brought to my attention that google translate has (yet again) made me sound completely bonkers. The play is opening on Friday, yes, but I beseech you, do not bring hawks. I repeat, DO NOT BRING HAWKS. (Thanks @smithdown for the heads up)
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Hi @spectator , I was wondering if you'd perhaps consider coming up with a new way of goading the Welsh language, because I've heard this so many times and I'm too bored to be offended. Diolch x
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Plant tu allan yn gweiddi "pen pidyn" ar ei gilydd, a dwi mor falch i glywed pobl ifanc yn defnyddio'r Gymraeg.
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Colled enfawr, enfawr. Y wên ddireidus yna! Cydymdeimlad dwys iawn efo'i deulu a'i fêts. Meddyliwch gwaddol sydd ar ôl y gŵr yma. Nath o wahaniaeth.
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Absolutely delighted! This is such an honour. I used to see the word "Carnegie" on the covers of some of my most treasured books when I was a child, so it means a great deal. ♥️📘.
The Blue Book of Nebo has been shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023, congratulations @ManonSteffanRos! @FireflyPress #YotoCarnegies23
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Today I recorded the audiobook of The Blue Book of Nebo. As I drove home, a hare appeared in front of the car, and when I slowed down to a stop, it turned to face me. 😳.
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Nes i ddanfon y llun 1af i Jac Jones, yn deud fel dwi wastad yn ystyried presenoldeb y bobol fu'n byw yma 'stalwm pan dwi'n mynd â'r plant i weld olion Cantre'r Gwaelod. Llai na deg munud yn ddiweddarach, ges i'r ail lun yn ateb.
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Dwi ar fin mynd ar deledu byw yn Catalunya i siarad am Nebo. 😳
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Olion Cantre'r Gwaelod heddiw. Bobol bach, dwi'n caru Tywyn.
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Eeek! I've been itching to share this news with you all! Diolch @FireflyPress 💚.
.@FireflyPress signs two @ManonSteffanRos middle-grade titles - Feather and Me and Aaron Ramsay have been translated from Welsh. (£)
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In Welsh, for "a drop in the ocean", we say "piso dryw yn y môr", which translates as "a wren's piss in the ocean.".
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Diolch i @LeanneWood , diolch diolch diolch. Beth bynnag wneith hi nesa, mae hi'n siwr o wneud gwahaniaeth x.
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Diolch, diolch i'r @Urdd am greu rhywbeth arbennig, ffres a phositif allan o'r sefyllfa yma. Gymaint o bobol wedi gweithio mor mor galed i wneud i hyn ddigwydd. 👏👏👏.
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Dydy'ch Cymreictod chi ddim yn dibynnu ar liw eich croen.
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So very grateful to be longlisted! Thanks so much for the messages. Can't fit all my thanks into the twitter word limit, but you know who you are. And to say that this book would not exist were it not for the @eisteddfod ♥️.
The Blue Book of Nebo has been longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023, congratulations @ManonSteffanRos! @FireflyPress #YotoCarnegies23
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Love Springsteen. Second most popular Bruce in Cymru.
Bruce Springsteen in Cardiff. Three hours of joy.
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Going through the edits of The Blue Book of Nebo, and am changing courgette to zucchini for the American readers. I feel ridiculously cool and exotic.
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Wir wedi gwirioni efo'r newyddion yma. (Dwi'n meddwl petha pretentious a gwirion fatha, "O'dd Siôn wrth ei fodd efo llyfra', sa fo wrth ei fodd efo hyn.").
TGAU #LlenyddiaethGymraeg Uned 2 - Testun gosod newydd: Llyfr Glas Nebo @ManonSteffanRos ar gael i'w addysgu o fis Medi 2019. Gweler cylchlythyr rhif 56 ar wefan ddiogel CBAC am fwy o fanylion.
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Dwi ar fy ngwyliau tramor cynta' ers pymtheg mlynedd, a dwi newydd ffindio hwn. Mae o'n dweud yn union sut dwi'n teimlo.
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There is a long and ugly history of indigenous place names being changed to suit the English tongue. Don't do this @guardian .
I’m a @guardian supporter because I care about quality journalism, but this reference to Abersoch as “Cheshire-by-sea” in yesterday’s Observer is yet another example of the paper’s reductive treatment of Wales. Seriously rethinking my monthly subscription *big tired sigh*
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DIOLCH am bob dim. Mam bach, dwi 'tha 'mod i mewn breuddwyd. Dwi yn CARU fy swydd a dwi mor lwcus o 'mhobl. Xx
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Byddai cau'r Amgueddfa Genedlaethol yn embaras rhyngwladol, heb sôn am y ffaith y byddai'n cael gwared ar un o'r unig lefydd y gall rhywun fynd yn ein prifddinas lle does dim pwysau arnyn nhw i wario pres.
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Mewn Cymru rydd, plis gawn ni roi llun o Dafydd Iwan yn lle'r cwîn ar ein pres x.
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Mae @Lleuwen yn 40 heddiw. Hon sy'n neud i fi chwerthin nes dwi'n pipi, sy'n edrych ar f'ôl i pan dwi'n ddigalon, sy'n dod â fi at fy ngoed. Duwies, llewes, chwaer. Caru chdi'r nob xxx
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Methu anghytuno mwy am RC. Mae Radio Cymru'n gorfod apelio i drawsdoriad eang iawn- pawb sy'n siarad Cymraeg!- a ma' nhw'n cynnig arlwy safonol, difyr, a ffres (yn union fel ma' S4C yn neud.) Hir oes a hip hip hwre i Radio Cymru ♥️.
“Mae S4C wedi cyrraedd 2020. Rwy’n ofni fod Radio Cymru yn styc yng nghyfnod y Diwygiad, y ceffyl a’r drol a Llyfr Mawr y Plant.” #golwg
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Fy mab- "Ma' 'na minimum wage, dylsa bo' 'na maximum wage hefyd." ✊.
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Roedd fy nhŷ i'n arfer bod yn siop fferins. Amser maith yn ôl, nath na ddau hogyn bach brynu fferins yma, wedyn croesi'r stryd at y fainc i'w sglaffio nhw. Pwy barciodd gerllaw ond rhain. Roedden nhw'n aros yn y gwesty dros lôn. John a Yoko, Corbett Arms Hotel, Tywyn.
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Peidiwch â meddwl 'mod i ddim yn gweld yr eironi yn y ffaith fod drama Llyfr Glas Nebo yn agor ar ddiwrnod Brexit.
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Dwi heb siarad Saesneg ers wythnosau, ond dwi wedi bod yn gwylio The Crown. Newydd gael sgwrs yn Saesneg ac OMG dwi'n swnio union fatha'r cwîn wan. Nes i ddeud "Just a tad" a bob dim.
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Tories are throwing teachers in England into the lions' den. Again. Thank God for devolution and @wgmin_education . Diolch Kirsty Williams.
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Wrth fy modd i weld fod Lawrence Fox, Nigel Farage ac Andrew RTD yn mynd i ben caetsh am y ffaith mai enw Bannau Brycheiniog ydi Bannau Brycheiniog. Mi allwch chi fod yn sicr eich bod chi ar y trywydd iawn os ydi ffasiwn ddihirod yn anghytuno efo chi.
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That wasn't why he did it @walesonline . He did it because he's a violent criminal.
Man admits sexually assaulting 12 women in two days across Swansea because they were 'wearing enticing clothing'.
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Wel wir. Dwi wedi dotio. Mae'r gyrrwr @asda sy'n dosbarthu yma wedi dechrau dysgu Cymraeg efo @DailyWelshWords - er ei fod o'n byw dros y ffin. Roedd o wrth ei fodd yn gallu 'nghyfarch i yn Gymraeg heno! Yr iaith yn ei gyffroi.
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Bobol annwyl mae'r Gymraeg mor wych. Dwi newydd ddarganfod mai'r gair Cymraeg am basking shark ydi heulgi. ❤️.
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Dwi'm isho dechrau sgandal, ond ai Sali Mali ydi'r fam yn Y Teigr a Ddaeth i De?!
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Profiad annisgwyl o emosiynol oedd mynd i weld drama Llyfr Glas Nebo neithiwr am y tro ola', a hynny yng nghwmni fy meibion. Mor ofnadwy o ddiolchgar am y cyfle, ac am fy nghydweithwyr. Dwi'n ddynas lwcus iawn.
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Your biannual reminder that being a Member of the British Empire is not an honour, it's a disgrace.
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<squee>.
Tune into @BBCr4today at 10:45pm to catch the first reading of The Blue Book of Nebo, written by Manon Steffan Ros, which has been chosen as this week's read for the Book at Bedtime slot 💙. More info:
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Aaaa noooo dwi newydd ddeud helo wrth rywun dwi'n nabod* yn y siop. *Nabod hi as in , ma hi ar Rownd a Rownd a dwi'm yn nabod hi o gwbl.
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Dyma fy mrawd. Dwi'n rhyfeddu o hyd at ei ddewrder a'i allu i 'mestyn allan at bobl. Dyn arbennig iawn iawn. Caru chdi @IwanSteffan ❤️.
'Mae o wedi effeithio bob dim, a'r ffordd dw i’n teimlo am gael rhyw.'. Mae'r cyflwynydd @IwanSteffan wedi trafod ei brofiad o gael ei dreisio yn 17 oed.
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Mae'r brefu uchel a'r clochdar yn Nhŷ'r Cyffredin yn gwneud i mi deimlo'n sal. Maen nhw'n trafod rhywbeth o bwys enfawr fydd yn effeithio arnom i gyd, ac maen nhw'n ymateb fel tasa nhw'n 15 ac yn feddw yn mharti diwedd tymor Eton. Ma'n AFIACH.
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O mam bach, pa ddystopia ydi hyn?.
Congratulations President-elect Donald Trump. Llongyfarchiadau ar gael eich ethol yn Arlywydd Unol Daleithiau America. Wales and the USA have a strong relationship which we highly value. We look forward to continuing that partnership for the benefit of all our people.
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Am yr eildro yn fy mywyd, dwi wedi cael Club sy'n siocled solat! Braint ac anrhydedd ydi ffasiwn lwc dda. Diolch o flaen llaw am eich llongyfarchion.
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Dylsa rhywun sgwennu nofelau am y ddau yma. .
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Boris has named his new puppy Dilyn, which is Welsh for 'follow'. Imagine naming your puppy after a command. It's like naming him Stay or Lie Down or Let Me Have My No Deal Or You're Out Of A Job.
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Cywilydd nid braint ydi bod yn aelod o'r Ymerodraeth Brydeinig. Ma'r ffaith fod yr "anrhydeddau" 'ma'n dal yn bodoli yn amharchu'r miliynau o bobol sydd wedi/yn diodda achos y British Empire.
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Mam.
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Ma staff Sinema Tywyn (dros lôn) wedi ngweld i'n gweithio drw dydd drw ffenest fy swyddfa. Ma nhw newydd gnocio efo fy hoff goctêl. ❤️❤️❤️
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Bravo @MarkDrakeford 👏👏👏.
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, has just shouted at the leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, in the Senedd after a question about the Welsh NHS…
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Mewn caffi. Nes i sylwi ar y bodyguards gojys o leia 5 munud cyn i fi sylwi ar Theresa May.
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Pam fod rhai yn mynnu gwahaniaethu rhwng ffermwyr ac amgylcheddwyr? Mae'r mwyafrif helaeth o ffermwyr dwi'n nabod yn amgylcheddol garedig mewn ffordd sy'n hollol naturiol a chall.
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Llongyfarchion fil i Fiona. Mae Dysgwr y Flwyddyn yn haeddu llawn gymaint o sylw a'r Gadair a'r Goron. Ma' meistroli iaith yn gamp ENFAWR.
Llongyfarchiadau mawr i un o ffrindiau da ein llyfrgelloedd, Fiona Collins, ar ennill Tlws Dysgwr y Flwyddyn #Eisteddfod2019 👏🏴
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Ma' 'na wefan 'di gofyn i fi 'neud playlist i gyd-fynd efo lansio Llyfr Glas Nebo yn yr Unol Daleithiau, a dwi di cymryd tua 5 gwaith mwy o amser i neud hyn na wnes i i sgwennu'r nofel ei hun.
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Plis plis gawn ni rywun sy'n medru siarad Cymraeg yn y rôl yma. Mae'r iaith hefyd yn ran o ecosystem fregus, ac mae angen i CAT gydnabod hynny.
CAT seeks a new CEO. Passionate about the environment? Do you have the skills to help us develop and create more changemakers to help society tackle issues around climate change? Know someone else that does?. Please share or to learn more go to.
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Ma'r boi gwerthu cig ym marchnad Tywyn yn canu, "Hello, is it meat you're looking for?".
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The emotional blackmail of saying that teachers ought to be "braver" is sickening. Policies that push them into an unsafe workplace that risks their lives are abhorrent. The rhetoric around this is disgusting and so, so disrespectful.
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