Martin
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wrote:
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>>>Not forgetting Bow Locks.
>>
>>Two might have been a load (but not like Salters), however now there's
>>only one (functioning).
>>
>Didn't they used to say that about Hitler?
Not with respect to his capability. I think there was a reference to
his inventory, though.
Martin Ludgate
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>But what's the right way to pronounce 'Greenwich'? Usually people
>say 'grennitch', but local sarflunnon folks seem to pronounce it
>more like 'grinnitch' or 'grinnidge'.
But definitely not "green witch"?
"Steve Haywood"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I reminded of my birthplace Loughborough which has been christened
>'Luger-barouga' by its sutudent population. I, personally, can't help but
>feel this shows a certain lack of respect for the old alma mater :-)
I believe this derives from an occasion when an Australian at
Leicester station mispronounced his destination when asking when the
next train to your birthplace would depart. So, perhaps not
disrespect, but merely ignorance?
marie heaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Now if you 'locals' have all this trouble with
>pronunciation, can you imagine the problems I (with a
>French-Canadian background) have with places like Vale
>of Beaver (Belvoir) & Theydon Boys (Bois). And I was
>told that although Warwick was pronounced war-ick,
>Southwick was was pronounced south-wick.
Dunno. But (sticking to local waterway places in a vain attempt to
remain on topic) Southwark is pronounced "suthark". Southall, OTH, is
pronounced "south all".
Where is Southwick, anyway?
As a Canadian, though, you will surely know how to pronounce
"Toronto". But how about "Pouce Coupé" (B.C.)?
Adrian
Adrian Stott
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