Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

[Wacky Racer]

Why do the Welsh have silly place names?

[threespires]

Tourism

[Jaska]

England is much better with Cumming Street, Boggy Bottom, Willey and Staines?

[eldar]

Wacky Racer said:

Why do the Welsh have silly place names?

The Welsh have 22 places which translate to English as 'aren't the English gullible.

[MitchT]

Jaska said:

England is much better with Cumming Street, Boggy Bottom, Willey and Staines?

As well as Clitheroe, Penistone and Scun-thorpe!

[threespires]

[Cudd Wudd]

threespires said:

Tourism

According to a Google search:

Originally the town had a shorter, easier to pronounce name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In the 1880s, in a joking attempt to attract tourists, a tailor added the rest of the syllables, bringing the total length to 58 letters, including four letter L's in a row.

[Wacky Racer]

[threespires]

Cudd Wudd said:

threespires said:

Tourism

According to a Google search:

Originally the town had a shorter, easier to pronounce name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. In the 1880s, in a joking attempt to attract tourists, a tailor added the rest of the syllables, bringing the total length to 58 letters, including four letter L's in a row.

Ah, thanks for search --

[Monkeylegend]

You've spelt that wrong Wacky.

[Evanivitch]

Wacky Racer said:

Why do the Welsh have silly place names?

To sell fridge magnet, big ones.

[grumbledoak]

It's a bit like German - you can chop up the long words. They are normally descriptive.
http://acen.co.uk/en/welsh-place-names-2/

[Wacky Racer]

Monkeylegend said:

You've spelt that wrong Wacky.

No, definitely correct

[Monkeylegend]

Wacky Racer said:

Monkeylegend said:

You've spelt that wrong Wacky.

No, definitely correct

Did you check it

[griffin dai]

Wacky Racer said:

Why do the Welsh have silly place names?

It’s a North Alien thing….

South Wales:

Porth
Ponty
‘Diff

….Spoons

[633Squadron]

The Maori's have just said "Laughable. Hold my beer."
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

[Wacky Racer]

Monkeylegend said:

Wacky Racer said:

Monkeylegend said:

You've spelt that wrong Wacky.

No, definitely correct

Did you check it

[hyphen]

Monkeylegend said:

You've spelt that wrong Wacky.

It should be Ambulance.

[john2443]

"Which service to you require"

"Ambiwlans"

"What's your location caller"

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

"Sorry, it's a bad line can you say that again"

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

"Sorry, can you spell that please"

"L l a n f a i r p w l l g w y n g y l l g o g e r y c h w y r n d r o b w l l...oh forget it, he's died"

[Evanivitch]

john2443 said:

"Sorry, can you spell that please"

"Ll a n f a i r p w ll g w y n g y ll g o g e r y ch w y r n d r o b w ll...oh forget it, he's died"

Correct spelling.