Neen or nen?

[BliarOut]

Simple question, how do you pronounce the river Nene? Look East have been getting it wrong for years, I'm just wondering how many PH'ers mispronounce it too...

[mike-p]

I mispronounce it Neene.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

You can't mispronounce, it depends where you live. It changes from Nen to Nene about 30 miles from its end. In fact, there is one street where numbers 1-7 call it Nen, 8 onwards call it Nene.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Actually, of course you can mispronounce. There is a community on the Northamptonshire border that call it the Nun. That's because in that stretch there aren't many fish.

[BliarOut]

Actual lol... But it looks like neen is roaring ahead

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

There's also a German community in Northants that were told never to cross it. They refer to it as the nein.

[Cliftonite]

BliarOut said:

Actual lol... But it looks like neen is roaring ahead

Not really surprising on an East Anglian thread. I guess the opposite would be the result if the poll were on the Northamptonshire forum?

I was born a few hundred yards from the River Nene (pron. "Nenn") in Northampton and within smelling distance of the Phipps Brewery by South Bridge!

HTH !

Edited by Cliftonite on Sunday 11th November 10:31

[GTIR]

Only spazzo's say "nen".

[BliarOut]

if it was supposed to be pronounced nen it would be spelt.... Nen

[Cliftonite]

GTIR said:

Only spazzo's say "nen".

These, then, would be the same people who are unaware of the correct use of apostrophes?

[GTIR]

Cliftonite said:

GTIR said:

Only spazzo's say "nen".

These, then, would be the same people who are unaware of the correct use of apostrophes?

Lolz.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

BliarOut said:

if it was supposed to be pronounced nen it would be spelt.... Nen

Yes, exactly. If the Thames was supposed to be pronounced Tems it would be spelt..

..oh, wait a minute

[BliarOut]

91%, that is all

[Cliftonite]

BliarOut said:

91%, that is all

That's amazing! Only three of us know how to pronounce it correctly!!

Who'd have thought it, eh?

[honestbob]

NEN

NEN

Just heard it on Look East from the people who live there.

NEN

[browny,s blower]

Hi from the locals
Its NEEEN where its salt water
and NEN where its fresh water


many thanks
chris

[BliarOut]

Hello from a freshwater Neen

[Megaflow]

It's definately Neen.

If it was Nen, it would be spelt Nen. Just like ten, if you put an e on the end on ten, it isn't ten anymore.

I thank you.

[Cliftonite]

Megaflow said:

It's definately Neen.

If it was Nen, it would be spelt Nen. Just like ten, if you put an e on the end on ten, it isn't ten anymore.

I thank you.

But this is the English language, innit? Since when has spelling had much to do with pronunciation? I give you: though, bough, through, thorough, cough, thought.

Enough?