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Elizabeth Revel
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Marlborough is a place which seems to have multiple personalities, though with smoking being less socially acceptable "The Marlborough Man" in America probably enjoys less notice than he did in his heyday.
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Lancashire and Cheshire: Harding, Turner, Gandy, Rigby, Bancroft, Moorcroft, Wright Wiltshire: Webb, Hayter, Mussell, Curtice, Sheppard Hampshire: Harper, Rawlings Ireland: Revels, Qua, Alexander, Clegg Bucks, Northants, Derby, Leicester and Cheshire: Spokes, Glover, Sturgess, Attewell, Whiting, Lester, Hall |
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So how does a naive foreigner know how to pronounce these names? Are there any general rules? Does one just mumble, drop a few consonants and convert the vowel sounds to a sort of neutral "uh?"
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Wiltshire: Banks, Taylor
Somerset: Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire: Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol: Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down: Ennis, McGee
Wicklow: Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire: Logan, Conning
Wisconsin: Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine: Ware, Mitchell, Tarr
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billkent
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As an evacuee in North Devon in 1942, all road signs had been removed, a jeep with four American soldiers pulled up beside me whilst out walking, produced a map and asked if they were on the right road to 'Ill-fracom-bee', I pointed them in the right direction and said "It's called Ilfracombe", the passenger behind the driver said "Thanks kid" and handed me several packets of Sunshine biscuits and some chewing gum.
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billkent
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Shipbourne in Kent is pronounced 'Shibban' probably for good reason if you say it quick. 
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Musicman
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As lyricist Ira Gershwin wrote:
“You say ee-ther and I say eye-ther,
You say nee-ther and I say nye-ther;
Ee-ther, eye-ther, nee-ther, nye-ther,
Let's call the whole thing off!”
Etc etc.
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pot-ah-to and pot-ay-to ...
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Dorset/Wiltshire: Trowbridge, Williams, Sturney, Prince, Foyle, Fripp, Triggle ... and more Cornwall/Devon/CANADA: Pomeroy Somerset: Clark(e) Durham: Law London: Poplett Lancashire/Cheshire/CANADA: Stubbs, Walmesley Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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tom-ah-to and tom-ay-to, vay-ze and vah-se
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Anderson R&C & Orkney, Jack, Patience, Hood R&C, McVicar Argll & Glasgow, Gourlay Glasgow, Docherty Glasgow, McNicol Argyll, Leask Orkney, Cumming Okney,
Tait Orkney, Brown Orkney, Sinclair Orkney, Craigie Orkney, Foulis Orkney, Beard Gloucester & Bundarra NSW, Pamplin Cambridge & NSW, Ashman Cambridge, McCarthy Ireland & Glen Innes NSW, Raleigh Ireland, Connelly Ireland, Waldron Ireland.
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billkent
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Or words like psalm, psychiatry, psychology, where the 'P' is silent...............as in sea bathing. 
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Mogsmum
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Kent is brilliant for catching out the BBC (despite their book of 'Correct Pronunication for English Towns and Villages').
Apart from the aforemention Shipbourne - we have Teston (Tee'son), Trottiscliffe (Trosley), Hastingleigh ('ass-en-lie), Mereworth (Merryworth), Wrotham (Root-ham), Ightham (Item), Meopham (Mep-ham), Eynsford (Ainsford), Lympne (Limb), Lyminge (Limb-inge), Boughton Aluph (Bortun Allup), Boughton Malherbe (Bortun Mallerby), and that's only for starters!!
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billkent
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Aha!! there speaks a true 'Kentish woman', or 'woman of Kent' depending on which side of the Medway you live.
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I was really looking forward to eventually coming to UK - now that I'm aware of some of the 'traps' I'll be frightened to open my mouth  perhaps I'll just write the name down and say 'where?' Is 'where' said the same?
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Anderson R&C & Orkney, Jack, Patience, Hood R&C, McVicar Argll & Glasgow, Gourlay Glasgow, Docherty Glasgow, McNicol Argyll, Leask Orkney, Cumming Okney,
Tait Orkney, Brown Orkney, Sinclair Orkney, Craigie Orkney, Foulis Orkney, Beard Gloucester & Bundarra NSW, Pamplin Cambridge & NSW, Ashman Cambridge, McCarthy Ireland & Glen Innes NSW, Raleigh Ireland, Connelly Ireland, Waldron Ireland.
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