Pismronunciation

[woody 552]

Quite often on BBC the word nuclear is pronounced as nucular. Annoying from people who should know better.

[DJ360 6,730]

Funnily enough, my brother in law is from Hucknall. I've known him since 1965 and still don't understand a word he says ....

[MRS B 520]

4 hours ago, philmayfield said:

The locals call it South Well. In Nottingham dialect it’s Suth Ull. I use both depending on who I’m speaking to. 

It always was and always will be Suth Ull as far as I’m concerned. If people say to me Southwell I always think “where?”

[Beekay 5,143]

@MRS B, it's me agen ! What about your area? Why is it Lester and not as spelled...Lei-cest-er?

Or am I just being pedantic.x

[LizzieM 9,507]

I was chatting to a friend this evening who lived until recently in Southwell.  I asked if she watched the televised Easter service from Suthull Minster and she replied that yes she watched it and spotted several ‘South-well’  people she knew.   The residents do come across as a bit ‘precious’ regarding the pronunciation.   Then there’s Renuth for Rainworth, not that I’ve ever been there.  Funnily enough, I’m not well travelled in Notts ……. I think I’ve only been to Mansfield about 6 times in my life, and it’s only a few miles up the road!  

[MargieH 7,600]

Talking about the Mansfield area, what about  Bliduth and Woodus?

[LizzieM 9,507]

I’ve heard of Bliduth but where’s Woodus? 

[MargieH 7,600]

Mansfield Woodhouse

[MargieH 7,600]

Beat you to it BK  

[The Pianoman 1,534]

I've always thought that Suthull was the correct pronunciation used by older locals to Suthull. The locals that pronounce it South-well are immigrants to the area that think Suthull isn't snobby enough for them. Might be rong of course! 

[LizzieM 9,507]

re Mansfield Woodhouse, Oh thanks.  I think some distant cousin of my Mum lived up there, nobody talked about him ……. every family has one o’ them!  

[philmayfield 6,133]

I believe the long accepted pronunciation of Southwell is Suthall. I’ve lived in the area for 61 years and the locals say Southwell. I asked the former town clerk and she said Southwell. Take your pick! My wife used to teach at Rainworth and no child ever called it that!

[MRS B 520]

10 hours ago, Beekay said:

@MRS B, it's me agen ! What about your area? Why is it Lester and not as spelled...Lei-cest-er?

Or am I just being pedantic.x

Not pedantic at all Beekay but I did have to Google why. It’s called “linguistic elision and is used when there are inconvenient sounds or syllables which are omitted to make the word quicker and easier to say.The general rule of thumb ( thum) is that where a consonant precedes the -cester the full word is pronounced as in Cirencester or Manchester. Where it is preceded by a vowel as in Leicester, Gloucester the middle bit isn’t pronounced. There are exceptions though as in Towcester.

How foreigners ever learn our language I will never know. The yanks pronounce Loughborough “lowbrow”.

[notty ash 370]

At least our words are pronounceable to English speakers, even if there is debate about what is correct. On the other hand, try Georgian...

 

 

Gvprtskvni - how is this even a word, Georgian!? - YouTube

[DAVIDW 1,683]

Never met him , as he died in 1940 (born 1868) , but my paternal grandfather was born in Southwell as were at least the 3 previous generations before him and in our family it was always pronounce Suthull 

[philmayfield 6,133]

The village of Norwell, some 10 miles N/E of Southwell is always pronounced Norell. There is no dispute on the pronunciation as with Southwell. Even my car satnav will only accept Norell. I’ll see if accepts Suthull.

[MargieH 7,600]

14 hours ago, LizzieM said:

re Mansfield Woodhouse, Oh thanks.  I think some distant cousin of my Mum lived up there, nobody talked about him ……. every family has one o’ them!  

Paul lived there for 3 years in the late fifties….

[Oztalgian 3,292]

22 hours ago, MRS B said:

The yanks pronounce Loughborough “lowbrow”.

That's not right, wright, rite, write  it is Lurgerburger

[Oztalgian 3,292]

On 4/12/2023 at 2:30 PM, philmayfield said:

My wife used to teach at Rainworth and no child ever called it that!

That's raight it's Rennuth and the next village is Blidduth

[Mess 617]

Probably familiar to a few on here but there's a town in South Yorkshire called Penistone.

I wonder how the locals pronounce it. Penistown perhaps?

It made me laugh out loud when I drove through it back in the 70s.

[philmayfield 6,133]

That’s the first time I realised the double entendre and I’ve been there! 
 

There is a Willey Lane in Newthorpe.

[LizzieM 9,507]

1 hour ago, Mess said:

Probably familiar to a few on here but there's a town in South Yorkshire called Penistone.

I wonder how the locals pronounce it. Penistown perhaps?

It made me laugh out loud when I drove through it back in the 70s.

My niece was landlady of a grotty pub in Penistone a few years ago.  We went there ‘just the once’!!

[Jill Sparrow 10,305]

Those who've read Wuthering Heights will be familiar with the fictional Penistone Cragg, where Cathy and Heathcliffe gathered flowers as children. The Brontes lived in West Yorkshire not South Yorkshire but perhaps Emily had seen the name on her travels.

[Oztalgian 3,292]

On 4/11/2023 at 9:36 PM, philmayfield said:

Near to me is Averham,

Interesting article on Averham or Airham about ghostly happenings.

Did digging up a garden lawn unleash the ghostly forces of hell on a 'sleepy' English village? | Daily Mail Online

 

[philmayfield 6,133]

I’ve lived in the area since 1962 and I’ve not heard of that tale before nor seen any reference in the local weekly ‘Advertiser’.