My grandfather, who came from Gloucester, used to pronounce Cirencester "Sissista", insisting it was the correct local pronunciation.
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob W-PDML Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 5:58 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO - Stone Wall, Leafield 2017 > On 24 Apr 2017, at 20:20, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 24/4/17, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> How is the 'i' in Cirecester pronounced? Rhymes with "eye" or "seen"? > > eye > These things are quite straightforward really. The simple rule is, however it's spelt, that's not how you say it. If you say it the way it's spelt everyone will know you're a tourist, and charge you £300 for an ice-cream. Cirencester= Siren sessta Gloucester = Glossta Bicester = Bissta Leominster = Lemsta Southwark = Suthuk Greenwich = Grinnidge The only exception to the rule, and only in the context of this one place, is Leicester Square, which is invariably pronounced Lie Sessta Squaw, with the emphasis on Sessta. Nobody can really explain this, but it may be that on this one occasion the locals just gave up trying to teach the correct pronunciation to foreigners, and instead put ice-cream prices up to £350, plus 10% if want a flake and crushed nuts. B > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) | Web Video Production > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
