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An online shout-out for help with a tricky Welsh language sign prompted a deluge of suggestions from social media users.

The Rhug Estate, Corwen, is planning new road signs to promote its Drive Thru facility, which opened next to the A5 last September.

Yet the estate faced a linguistic poser - how to translate an Americanised abbreviation into Welsh?

To solve the problem, it got social media users involved with a view to running an online poll of shortlisted suggestions.

Over the past 24 hours scores of ideas have been put forward on Facebook and Twitter, including several Welsh variations of the word “Thru”.

A no-frills Gyrru Drwodd (Drive Through) was amongst the most popular, while more phonetic ideas included Dreif thrîw.

Among the more exotic suggestions were Gwledd yn eich sedd (Feast in your seat) and Pryd wrth fynd (When you’re on the go).

Others ranged from Pryd ar Frys (When in a hurry), Gyrru a bwyta (drive and eat) and Ffenest I ffenest (Window to window).

Graham Webster, Rhug’s general manager, said: “Our new Drive Thru has been a huge success since it opened and we’re very grateful for all the local visitors we have had.

“We want to get new road signs up ready for the start of the tourism season so visitors can grab a good quality meal and hot drink.

“It is important to us as a business to have as much of our signage and literature as possible in Welsh and English.

"When it came to the road signs, however, the company we have making them was not sure how to translate Drive Thru.”

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In answer to Rhug's plea for help, almost 200 comments were posted on Facebook and Twitter.

Not all respondents were impressed. "What’s wrong with Drive Through? Why do we have to adopt an ugly American spelling?," said one user.

Rhug has pledged to sift through all the suggestions and draw up a short-list for further polling.