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DanaC

09-21-2011 07:06 PM

lol I forgot about Penistone

[eta pronounced penniston]

Sundae

09-22-2011 01:53 AM

Towcester - toaster
Worminghall - Wurn-all (by the locals of course)
Gotham - goat-um

ZenGum

09-22-2011 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC (Post 757613)

Here's a couple of odd place names that don't match the spelling:

Oswaldtwistle - pronounced Ozzle twizzle

Slaithwaite - pronounced slawut by the locals

Mytholmroyd - never actually pronounced

Warwick - pronounced worrick

Loughborough - pronounced luffbra

FTFY

Clodfobble

09-22-2011 07:23 AM

Edinburgh - eddin-burra

ZenGum

09-22-2011 08:07 AM

Hey try to do an edinburra accent and say "burglar alarm".

Beest

09-22-2011 03:36 PM

I onced went divey near Fowey - pronounced Foy.

Round here we have Mackinac - pr.- Mackinore

also.
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Hmmm Pasty Presto

infinite monkey

09-22-2011 03:50 PM

Hahahhahaha! You're all about the Homer today. The Multi-Homer.

ps I always thought they pronounced Mackinac "Mackinaw." You're not throwing that British (or Brooklyn) 'r' sound on the end, are you?

limey

09-22-2011 05:54 PM

Moretonhamstead

DanaC

09-22-2011 06:07 PM

Hmmmmm. Not heard of that one. At a guess, given the context...

Moramsted?

Or is this a trick...is it pronounced Morton Hampstead?

Clodfobble

09-22-2011 07:02 PM

Around here we have:

Manchaca = man-shack

One of the morning DJs I listen to has been saying for years that he was going to open a gay bar called "The Man Shack on Manchaca."

ZenGum

09-22-2011 09:57 PM

Written............... pronounced

Wagga Wagga ......Wagga
Murwillumbah ...... Murbah
Port Macquarie ..... Port
Melbourne .......... Melbn

We're simple folks.

grynch

09-23-2011 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beest (Post 757830)

I onced went divey near Fowey - pronounced Foy.

when were you down Fowey?... mrs. and I have a cottage just around the corner.. ( and over the moor a few miles ) from there.

limey

09-23-2011 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC (Post 757859)

Hmmmmm. Not heard of that one. At a guess, given the context...

Moramsted?

Or is this a trick...is it pronounced Morton Hampstead?

I can't remember. It might be Mumsted ...

TheMercenary

09-23-2011 05:36 AM

I've been to worrick. Beautiful little town, even more beautiful castle.

DanaC

09-23-2011 05:56 AM

*smiles*

Warwick :P

Bang on with the pronunciation though.

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