Mis -pronounced names

[wst]

My surname. I don't know how it's supposed to be pronounced. I go with the one that resembles how it's spelt, because I got fed up of saying "It's blah spelt like blargehah". Might as well just say "blargehah".

[thebraketester]

RichB said:

Go on, why is that mispronounced? It's a place called Theydon and it was either in a wood or near a wood hence bois, French for woods. After the Norman conquest many places in the south gained French names but in the ensuing 1,000 years they have become anglicised. Hence if everyone calls the place Theydon Boys it is pronounced Theydon Boys. Or... are you suggesting some pretentious tts say 'Theydon Bwuh'

Correct. Haha.

Boys. Boyce. Bwah.

[RichB]

thebraketester said:

RichB said:

Go on, why is that mispronounced? It's a place called Theydon and it was either in a wood or near a wood hence bois, French for woods. After the Norman conquest many places in the south gained French names but in the ensuing 1,000 years they have become anglicised. Hence if everyone calls the place Theydon Boys it is pronounced Theydon Boys. Or... are you suggesting some pretentious tts say 'Theydon Bwuh'

Correct. Haha.

Boys. Boyce. Bwah.

We've got Chesham Bois nearby and what about Hersham Bois?

[Dicky Knee]

I met a chap who used to work with Nigel Farage's dad. Although in those days he said the family name was pronounced 'Farrige' as in garage or is it garaage!

[Spanglepants]

What about Bozeat. Ive always pronounced it as Bo- zeet but have heard workmates say it as Bow shat ?

[WinstonWolf]

Lincs pronunciation. Cowbit is pronounced Cubbit, that's not too bad but they call Quadring Kwaydring :banghead" Gosberton Clough is pronounced Gosberton Klow!! I despair...

Oh, and I thought the De'ath thing was because the military didn't approve of the name Death?

[Spice_Weasel]

Village near me is called Bearley. Apparently it's pronounced Beer-lee.

[Johnnytheboy]

I commute down Angers Lane.

Pronounced?

[xRIEx]

Johnnytheboy said:

I commute down Angers Lane.

Pronounced?

Anus.

[nicanary]

RichB said:

thebraketester said:

RichB said:

Go on, why is that mispronounced? It's a place called Theydon and it was either in a wood or near a wood hence bois, French for woods. After the Norman conquest many places in the south gained French names but in the ensuing 1,000 years they have become anglicised. Hence if everyone calls the place Theydon Boys it is pronounced Theydon Boys. Or... are you suggesting some pretentious tts say 'Theydon Bwuh'

Correct. Haha.

Boys. Boyce. Bwah.

We've got Chesham Bois nearby and what about Hersham Bois?

Laced-up boots, and cordurois.......

[RichB]

nicanary said:

RichB said:

thebraketester said:

RichB said:

Go on, why is that mispronounced? It's a place called Theydon and it was either in a wood or near a wood hence bois, French for woods. After the Norman conquest many places in the south gained French names but in the ensuing 1,000 years they have become anglicised. Hence if everyone calls the place Theydon Boys it is pronounced Theydon Boys. Or... are you suggesting some pretentious tts say 'Theydon Bwuh'

Correct. Haha.

Boys. Boyce. Bwah.

We've got Chesham Bois nearby and what about Hersham Bois?

Laced-up boots, and cordurois.......

[OldSkoolRS]

We had my sister and BIL staying a while back and took them out for a ride, where we passed through Ascot.

There was a sign for 'Cheapside' which they seemed surprised by as they thought Ascot was a 'posh' area. They came to the conclusion that it's probably pronounced by the locals as 'Che-Apside', so we've been calling it that ever since.

[Einion Yrth]

RichB said:

nicanary said:

RichB said:

thebraketester said:

RichB said:

Go on, why is that mispronounced? It's a place called Theydon and it was either in a wood or near a wood hence bois, French for woods. After the Norman conquest many places in the south gained French names but in the ensuing 1,000 years they have become anglicised. Hence if everyone calls the place Theydon Boys it is pronounced Theydon Boys. Or... are you suggesting some pretentious tts say 'Theydon Bwuh'

Correct. Haha.

Boys. Boyce. Bwah.

We've got Chesham Bois nearby and what about Hersham Bois?

Laced-up boots, and cordurois.......

Sham 69. You may be showing your age.


Have we had Belvoir?

(Fnaar, fnarr).

[nicanary]

Einion Yrth said:

RichB said:

nicanary said:

RichB said:

thebraketester said:

RichB said:

Go on, why is that mispronounced? It's a place called Theydon and it was either in a wood or near a wood hence bois, French for woods. After the Norman conquest many places in the south gained French names but in the ensuing 1,000 years they have become anglicised. Hence if everyone calls the place Theydon Boys it is pronounced Theydon Boys. Or... are you suggesting some pretentious tts say 'Theydon Bwuh'

Correct. Haha.

Boys. Boyce. Bwah.

We've got Chesham Bois nearby and what about Hersham Bois?

Laced-up boots, and cordurois.......

Sham 69. You may be showing your age.


Have we had Belvoir?

(Fnaar, fnarr).

I was privileged to live through the punk era. As Frank Drebin would say "nice belvoir...."

[OldSkoolRS]

nicanary said:

I was privileged to live through the punk era. As Frank Drebin would say "nice belvoir...."

Thanks...I've just had it stuffed.

[wst]

Einion Yrth said:

Sham 69. You may be showing your age.


Have we had Belvoir?

(Fnaar, fnarr).

That's a local one. I didn't know about it when I moved.

There's Asfordby, which locals insist that non-locals say as "Ashfordby" and should be pronounced "assoby".

[Eric Mc]

TooLateForAName said:

Eric Mc said:

TIGA84 said:

TooLateForAName said:

Featherstonhaugh?

Go on, I'm usually good with these but that eludes me.

It translates as "Pretentious".

You say that, but it was the surname of a very down to earth teacher at my secondary school in east cleveland - which is not a top pretentious place. I can't imaging that she did it deliberately for effect.

I'm sure no blame can be attached to her. But her ancestors must accept some responsibility.

[Eric Mc]

ATG said:

The U.S. city, St Louis, is pronounced "lewis", not "luey". The latter incorrect pronunciation was a bit of artistic licence in a song in a film, but it seems to have stuck in the UK.

Why did they "mispronounce" it in the film? Perhaps it's because what they called the city at that time.

The city is of French origin - and the name would have originally used the French pronunciation.

Bill Bryson visited a town in Connecticut in the early 1970s called Norwich. In those days, the name of the town was pronounced the same way we pronounce Norwich in East Anglia. The town was founded by English settlers.

When he went back to the US town in the 1990s, he found that everybody was now referring to is as "Nor - Witch". They'd lost the original pronunciation.

I'm sure the same thing happened with St Louis.

[Johnnytheboy]

xRIEx said:

Johnnytheboy said:

I commute down Angers Lane.

Pronounced?

Anus.

Well, it is frequently running with foul smelling liquid I guess.

Various versions I've heard are like 'anger' with an s on the end, and like 'Angie', but the correct version is apparently like 'angel'.

[Don]

wolfracesonic said:

Spanglepants said:

Yes, on a dating site I say a poor woman that looked like Charles Laughton in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and I read her name as Funtymeegul. I remember thinking she actually looks like a Funtymeegal.
Months later she pops up on there again and for some reason looking at her name it suddenly became clear. Her username was Funtimegal - Fun time Gal but all as one word.
( I know that sounds horrible- sorry World)

I see what your getting at, a Funtymeegal should be something, maybe like a Gruffalo but not as good looking.

Like Troglaheifermoose?