woody 552 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Quite often on BBC the word nuclear is pronounced as nucular. Annoying from people who should know better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Funnily enough, my brother in law is from Hucknall. I've known him since 1965 and still don't understand a word he says .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 520 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 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?” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 @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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,508 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Talking about the Mansfield area, what about Bliduth and Woodus? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,508 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 I’ve heard of Bliduth but where’s Woodus? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Mansfield Woodhouse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Beat you to it BK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 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! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,508 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,136 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 520 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 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”. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,136 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 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…. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,294 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 22 hours ago, MRS B said: The yanks pronounce Loughborough “lowbrow”. That's not right, wright, rite, write it is Lurgerburger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,294 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 618 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,136 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 That’s the first time I realised the double entendre and I’ve been there! There is a Willey Lane in Newthorpe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,508 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 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’!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted April 13, 2023 Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,294 Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,136 Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 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’. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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