I didn't say any of it was rude Lyn. Some one had mentioned John Humphrys book Lost For Words and I just commented that there was a 'lost word' in Hosta's post.
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Joyce yes I am sure you are right. I think it is now a well known one but to my Dad, a 19 year old raw recruit at the time, he had never heard of it. That said as a family we always love these local place names that are pronounced completely differently from the way they are spelt.
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I didn't say any of it was rude Lyn. Some one had mentioned John Humphrys book Lost For Words and I just commented that there was a 'lost word' in Hosta's post.
Sorry Iain, but it's Milngavie pronounced 'Milguy'
Joyce yes I am sure you are right. I think it is now a well known one but to my Dad, a 19 year old raw recruit at the time, he had never heard of it. That said as a family we always love these local place names that are pronounced completely differently from the way they are spelt.
Some of my mothers cousins had the surname Fyvie
Iain, my great grandfather worked on Fyvie estate.
Three odd English pronunciations that spring to mind are Cholmondley (Chumley), Belvoir (Beaver) and Beauchamp (Beecham).
... and of course, Featherstonehaugh pronounced Fanshaw.
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Mousehole (Mouzle); Bicester (Bister); Alnwick (Annick); Leominster (Lemster); Gateacre (Gattaker). Heaven help our tourists!
We just call this stuff Lea & Perrins
How would you say Wymondham, Happisburgh and Stiffkey?
Windam, Hazebro' and Stewky
And Cley is pronounced Clie.
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