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Offline Gan Yam

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Re: Laing--pronunciation please....
« Reply #27 on: Wednesday 18 January 17 22:41 GMT (UK) »
Laing building construction - pronounced - Lang - another one for the pot x
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In the home town/county of John Laing Construction it's pronounced as written and not Lang.
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Re: Laing--pronunciation please....
« Reply #28 on: Friday 20 January 17 13:02 GMT (UK) »
Used to work for Laing Construction and it was pronounced LAY-NG in the north of England and Scotland only LANG in the South or by a Southerner

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Re: Laing--pronunciation please....
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 21 January 17 23:39 GMT (UK) »
Laing may yer lum reek

Nah! Doesn't sound right  ;D
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