How do you pronouce Southwark?
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Go there and say "South-wark" loudly and often - see if you get slapped.
I used to live in Greenhill, Sheffield - I used to refer to it as "Greenhill" until I was loudly and abusively corrected as to its correct pronunciation which, apparently, is "Grenul" - or something like that anyway.
I used to live in Greenhill, Sheffield - I used to refer to it as "Greenhill" until I was loudly and abusively corrected as to its correct pronunciation which, apparently, is "Grenul" - or something like that anyway.
james_tigerwoods said:
Go there and say "South-wark" loudly and often - see if you get slapped.
I used to live in Greenhill, Sheffield - I used to refer to it as "Greenhill" until I was loudly and abusively corrected as to its correct pronunciation which, apparently, is "Grenul" - or something like that anyway.
Great - thanks folks... I* can now avoid going there and getting a slap ;-)I used to live in Greenhill, Sheffield - I used to refer to it as "Greenhill" until I was loudly and abusively corrected as to its correct pronunciation which, apparently, is "Grenul" - or something like that anyway.
t-hole I believe is the correct pronunciation.james_tigerwoods said:
Go there and say "South-wark" loudly and often - see if you get slapped.
I used to live in Greenhill, Sheffield - I used to refer to it as "Greenhill" until I was loudly and abusively corrected as to its correct pronunciation which, apparently, is "Grenul" - or something like that anyway.
That's how they spell it too up there. Peasants.I used to live in Greenhill, Sheffield - I used to refer to it as "Greenhill" until I was loudly and abusively corrected as to its correct pronunciation which, apparently, is "Grenul" - or something like that anyway.
mmm-five said:
Fats25 said:
My Mrs is from Maghull - which apparently you do not say as it is spelt. Should be Ma-goole.
I got my own back though when we moved and had these two places:-
Trottiscliffe - Trues-ley
Meopham - Mepp-am
Everyone else in Maghull pronounces it as m'gul.I got my own back though when we moved and had these two places:-
Trottiscliffe - Trues-ley
Meopham - Mepp-am
Different accent meant I spelt it differently phonetically! Now I have read your version - it is more accurate.
james_tigerwoods said:
Fats25 said:
Trottiscliffe - Trues-ley
Eh? How the F does that work?There used to be a big manor house called Trosley House (that I believe was bought by a Chinese person before WW2 and demolished for the marble that was shipped back to China, and then site was hit by a plane during WW2), located in Trottiscliffe. Trosley house was on Trosley road that runs through Trottiscliffe.
Trosley was pronounced Trues-ley
As generations have gone by people have pronounced their town, as the name of the road that runs through it. So the pronunciation has changed so much that everyone that lives in the area knows Trottiscliffe as Trues-ley (Trosley).
So when strangers turn up and pronounce it as Trottiscliffe, the locals look at you as if you are a thicko - when in fact the strangers actually "probably" call it by the correct name.
Probably a lot of places with similar tales as to how the pronunciation of places have changed. I know people that have changed the pronunciation of their own names, but spelling has remained the same - but for next generation they will know no different so name sticks.
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