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Title: Today's Discovery Post by: Sabrina Peyton on September 26, 2006, 09:48:39 AM I've been in the UK for almost 3 years now (I'm from Baltimore, Maryland US) and every once in a while I discover something.
Today it was:- Currants are actually dried grapes. Making them RAISINS to the Americans and Currants to the English. Took me a year to figure out there are no drive through banks in this country either. Yesterday it was I cannot for the life of me pronounce: Cheltenham Spa (well the Spa part I can) Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Russell H on September 27, 2006, 01:47:31 AM Chelt-Num.
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Sabrina Peyton on September 27, 2006, 01:52:59 AM It comes out more like Chetlaham...
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Russell H on September 27, 2006, 04:16:24 AM How long did it take to master Leicester?
How would you pronounce Towcester? (Mind you, I would actually say Mary-Land rather than Merrilund, which I believe is correct) Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Sabrina Peyton on September 27, 2006, 04:21:06 AM Quote from: Russell H on September 27, 2006, 04:16:24 AM How long did it take to master Leicester? How would you pronounce Towcester? (Mind you, I would actually say Mary-Land rather than Merrilund, which I believe is correct) Leicester = Lecaster Towcester = um, exaclty how it's spelled? Merrilund is about right, and Baltimore is Baldimur Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: mo ali on September 27, 2006, 04:52:57 AM chelt-nem
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Russell H on September 27, 2006, 08:36:54 AM Quote from: Sabrina Peyton on September 27, 2006, 04:21:06 AM Quote from: Russell H on September 27, 2006, 04:16:24 AM How long did it take to master Leicester? How would you pronounce Towcester? (Mind you, I would actually say Mary-Land rather than Merrilund, which I believe is correct) Leicester = Lecaster Towcester = um, exaclty how it's spelled? Merrilund is about right, and Baltimore is Baldimur Lester and (curiously) Toaster. Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Sabrina Peyton on September 27, 2006, 09:00:53 AM The other one I really have problems with is Gloucestershire.
It's more gloukestershire . Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Mark Peyton on September 27, 2006, 09:17:17 AM It's more Gloss ter shire.
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Sabrina Peyton on September 27, 2006, 09:20:04 AM Remember americans really pronounce the shire part ;)
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Mark Peyton on September 27, 2006, 09:42:12 AM sher
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Sabrina Peyton on September 27, 2006, 09:43:45 AM Mostly the southern US pronounces it that way.
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Russell H on September 27, 2006, 12:32:54 PM I go for the London pronunciation, Gloss-tuh-shuh.
What about Slough? Norfolk? Southwark? Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Mark Hall on October 08, 2006, 06:17:38 AM To be honest you all sound Funny to me.
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Russell H on October 16, 2006, 10:36:14 AM Try saying the name of John's shop in a Dublin accent without thinking of toilets.
Title: Re: Today's Discovery Post by: Mark Hall on October 19, 2006, 04:06:15 AM No idea what your on about.
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