Comments on: Pronouncing British place names http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/ An Anglophile's Blog From the Wrong Side of the Pond Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dianaburrell http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-723 dianaburrell Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:22:22 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-723 Noni, here's how a Brit pronounces it: http://www.forvo.com/word/cowes/ Just like plural cow. Noni, here’s how a Brit pronounces it:

http://www.forvo.com/word/cowes/

Just like plural cow.

]]> By: Noni http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Noni Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:15:39 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-722 I am Canadian and would like to know how the town of Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, is pronounced there. Thanks. I am Canadian and would like to know how the town of Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, is pronounced there. Thanks.

]]> By: The Fat Contractor http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-564 The Fat Contractor Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:24:41 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-564 Didcot is pronounced did-kot (the t is not silent) . It's perhaps the ugliest town in Britain so I wouldn't recommed a vist :) Marylebone is a corruption of Mary le Bonne (Mary the Good) and is the name of the church that used to be there in the Middle Ages. It can be pronounced as you say but it is usually pronounced Marry le Bonn or Marry le Bone depending on who you talk to. As for Magdalen College it's actually Mawd-lin not modlin - no idea why. HTH Didcot is pronounced did-kot (the t is not silent) .

It’s perhaps the ugliest town in Britain so I wouldn’t recommed a vist :)

Marylebone is a corruption of Mary le Bonne (Mary the Good) and is the name of the church that used to be there in the Middle Ages. It can be pronounced as you say but it is usually pronounced Marry le Bonn or Marry le Bone depending on who you talk to.

As for Magdalen College it’s actually Mawd-lin not modlin – no idea why.

HTH

]]> By: Tim http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Tim Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:53:47 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-531 I'm having trouble finding the correct pronunciation of "Didcot", in Oxfordshire. It looks French, so I'm guessing "did-ko" but would like to know how residents say it. I’m having trouble finding the correct pronunciation of “Didcot”, in Oxfordshire. It looks French, so I’m guessing “did-ko” but would like to know how residents say it.

]]> By: Diane http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Diane Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:39:46 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-162 We say "Lester" in the UK, too. I nearly went to university there. One thing I find is Americans often say "York-shy-er". Up here we say "York-shur" x We say “Lester” in the UK, too. I nearly went to university there. One thing I find is Americans often say “York-shy-er”. Up here we say “York-shur” x

]]> By: dianaburrell http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-116 dianaburrell Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:50:06 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-116 Mike, thanks for commenting and thanks to your friend, too. Oh dear, I just went through that list and got maybe three right. Ooof! Expat Mum, I got one right there -- Warwick -- just because of Warwick, RI. p.s. I love your blog. :) Mike, thanks for commenting and thanks to your friend, too. Oh dear, I just went through that list and got maybe three right. Ooof!

Expat Mum, I got one right there — Warwick — just because of Warwick, RI. p.s. I love your blog. :)

]]> By: Expat Mum http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Expat Mum Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:14:31 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-115 I have a whole load in my book - my personal favourites are Alnwick (in Northumberland) which is pronounced Annik, and Berwick (same area) pronounced Berrik. A bit like Warwick, which is pronounced Warrik. I have a whole load in my book – my personal favourites are Alnwick (in Northumberland) which is pronounced Annik, and Berwick (same area) pronounced Berrik. A bit like Warwick, which is pronounced Warrik.

]]> By: Mike bailey http://hailbritannia.com/2008/11/23/fun-with-british-place-names/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Mike bailey Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:06:49 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=317#comment-114 The link to your site was sent to me by an old school friend who emigrated to the States many years ago. We both hail from Birmingham, England. I have lived in the North West of England in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (both pronounced as spelt) since 1965, and discovered a number of towns and villages in this area with strange pronunciations. Take a look at http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/peterostle/friends.html to get an idea! The link to your site was sent to me by an old school friend who emigrated to the States many years ago. We both hail from Birmingham, England.

I have lived in the North West of England in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (both pronounced as spelt) since 1965, and discovered a number of towns and villages in this area with strange pronunciations. Take a look at http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/peterostle/friends.html to get an idea!

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