Mis -pronounced names
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Eric Mc said:
TIGA84 said:
TooLateForAName said:
Featherstonhaugh?
Go on, I'm usually good with these but that eludes me.Frimley111R said:
I hate this one: Ely. I pronounce it 'Ee-lee' but everyone else down here says 'Ee-lie'. And yet if you mention the Cambridgeshire(?) town of the same name...
I gets worse as a large local pub is called The Ely and their answerphone says 'Ee-lie'.
The newly refurbished pub on the A30? I've never heard Ely pronounced any way other than Ee-lee. Same as the natives pronounce the 'Island in the Fens' that I once rode a 100 mile round trip on a bicycle to, just to see the cathedral. Lovely little city but the last few miles on (I think) the A10 were horrendous on a bike. Got to be honest, the journeys there and back were the highlight, not the city itself.I gets worse as a large local pub is called The Ely and their answerphone says 'Ee-lie'.
wildcat45 said:
Cambois in Northumberland is pronounced Cammus
Stakeford in Northumberland is pronounced as two words. The Ford bit is pronounced like the car brand.
Annitsford in Northumberland is also split in two.
Uglham. In Northumberland is pronounced Uffam
Tynemouth is pronounced as it is spelt, and not Tynemuth as you pronounce Portsmouth Plymouth or Falmouth.
Newcastle is pronounced Nycassel
A suburb of Newcastle is Gosforth pronounced Gosfuth
Another Newcastle suburb is Elswick pronounced Elsic.
Further south Houghton Le Spring is pronounced Hoetun-Lee-Spring.
There is an area of Sunderland called Southwick. You pronounce the Wick bit, it isn't pronounced Suthic.
Redcar is pronounced as it is spelt not Redcu
I was going to say, Cambois is a funny one. I never understood how they came up with the pronunciation of 'cammis' with those letters. Stakeford in Northumberland is pronounced as two words. The Ford bit is pronounced like the car brand.
Annitsford in Northumberland is also split in two.
Uglham. In Northumberland is pronounced Uffam
Tynemouth is pronounced as it is spelt, and not Tynemuth as you pronounce Portsmouth Plymouth or Falmouth.
Newcastle is pronounced Nycassel
A suburb of Newcastle is Gosforth pronounced Gosfuth
Another Newcastle suburb is Elswick pronounced Elsic.
Further south Houghton Le Spring is pronounced Hoetun-Lee-Spring.
There is an area of Sunderland called Southwick. You pronounce the Wick bit, it isn't pronounced Suthic.
Redcar is pronounced as it is spelt not Redcu
Annitsford is pronounced Annits-fad though, much as Gosforth is goss-fath. I used to go out with a girl from Annitsford, and I can still remember her slating people who thought they were posh by accentuating the 'ford' in the same. Not seen the lass in years but K and L fisheries on the main road is as good as I remember.
thebraketester said:
Theydon Bois
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' Vipers said:
Have we had Everest yet? its should be pronounced EVV-uh-rest, not Ev-uh-rest.
This is how Sir George Everest (1799-1866), the Welsh born Surveyor General of India, after whom it is named, pronounced his surname.
George Everest's surname was actually pronounced Eve-rest, with the emphasis on 'Eve,' like the woman's name. (says Google)This is how Sir George Everest (1799-1866), the Welsh born Surveyor General of India, after whom it is named, pronounced his surname.
RichB said:
thebraketester said:
Theydon Bois
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' kowalski655 said:
RichB said:
thebraketester said:
Theydon Bois
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' Oh, and 'Wooburn' is not 'woebun' it's Woo-burn' just as it's written.
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