letsavagoo 968 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 The other night I was watching Notts TV and they mentioned Wollaton. They pronounced it WOL AT ON not WOOL at on. I might be petty but it really peed me off that they hadn't said it correctly. But then my wife put a spanner in the works by saying maybe that is the way to say it but we (Radford gutter snipes) say it incorrectly. She's Barmy of course but why do we say it the way we do. Other locations in my present area have similar ways of pronouncing their names. Averham near Newark (Air ham) and Hallam (Hailam). Southwell often spoken as both South well and Suthell. I always use the South well variant as I live near but previously always said Suthell as that's the way my dad told me it was pronounced. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I agree entirely. I deplore incorrect pronunciation especially by local reporters. Another couple that springs to mind are Rainworth, a lot of folk pronounce it as Renn oth. Then there is Blidworth which some pronounce as Blidd eth. Confusing to say the least. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Southwell is Southwell, my sister will kill you if you say it otherwise, which every BBC racing blokey pronounces suthall (and you have Southall in London) and Colwick (COLLICK) which is often pronounced COL WICK. I would say 'Renn oth' and 'Blidd eth' are correct pronunciations. There's a place I have to deal with in Norfolk called Costessey and the locals call it 'kossy'. Gudinit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thank Goodness we don't live in villages I've seen on my travels. Twatt in Scotland, Booze and Crack Pot in North Yorkshire. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Try Happisburgh in Norfolk and Barnoldswick in Pendle. I reckon the locals just make it up to confuse the visitors. And in Northumberland, they call Bellingham, and all of the other places ending in 'ingham', as 'Bellinjam'. Nottingjam, anyone? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Rawtenstall in Lancashire is another oddity pronounced Rotten Stall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,536 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Uttoxeter is a good one if you are one of the locals. It sounds something like 'Txtta' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Where I live seems to flummox some people. Basford is pronounced Base Ford, not Bass Ford. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Another good example is Attenborough ....often pronounced as Atten Bruff. Anything that ends with borough seems to throw people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,673 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 BeestonMick, we have a quarry at Costessey and throughout the company we all call it Kossy Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 God forbid, Aspleh ! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just though of another, the locals in Llanelli pronounce it 'lesh ly' - go figure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 #10 - At least we're all on the same hymn sheet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,371 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 ValuerJim #5 In the early seventies I was sent from Derby to Barnoldswick to do some metrology on some components. On my first visit I phoned the guy in the engineering department who I was supposed to meet and he said he would meet me at the main gate at "Barlick". After getting to the general area and asking for directions it took me quite a while to cotton on to the fact that "Barlick" was the local pronunciation of Barnoldswick. Fly2 #2 Renn-uth and Blid-uth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 373 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 This site gives some ideas on the pronunciation of Derbyshire place names http://www.peakscan.freeuk.com/place_names__peak_district.htm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I always thought you'd need a lobotomy to speak Dierby? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 People say "Middlesborough" but it's "Middlesbru" There's some tongue twisters this side of the pond, probably due to places taking Native American names...And down under even worse!! Try Bulli for starters.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,878 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 What about Beaver castle and Luger baruga? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Isn't Beaver Castle spelled Belvoir Castle??? Norman in origin, so correctly Belvoir.?? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Another one from Norflok - Wymondham, pronounced 'Windum' Bury, Greater Manchester - pronounced 'Burry'. Yr Wyddgrug - pronounced 'Mold' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 ...or Amwythig pronounced Shrewsbury ! Also Llandrindod is usually referred to locally as Landod (no Welsh pronunciation of the initial "Ll"). Foreign translations of well-known place names are a bit of a nightmare. I remember waiting at Rimini for a train to Munich. We were expecting the German version, but then the indicator flashed up "Monaco di Baviera" - which rather threw us. Lincolnshire also has a few oddities. Locals pronounce Threekingham (which used to have a pub called the "Three Kings") as Threckingham. Aslackby is Azleby (long A), and Kirkby la Thorpe = Kirby Laythorp (with the stress on the Lay). Not to mention Leicestershire's Sproxton = Spro'son. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Had friends once live in Portesham, pronounced by the locals as Possum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,909 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yes Stephen many city names change in the translation. Nice becomes Nizza. Surnames its guess who, Hughes becomes juugs. Some letters are missing from the italian alphabet and when theres an english letter they dont know how to pronounce it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Broxtowe = Broxta. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Hard to describe how you say the Welsh Ll... as in Llan.... But visualize "Clan" Now the Ll is said with the tongue in the roof of your mouth and say cccclan, that's the best I can describe as, it flows off the tongue easily with practice...Can't for the life of me taught me how to say it, must have been a Welshman though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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