Station pronunciation

[Parallel]

Llandudno is a mess.

It should roughly be "Cthlan-did-noe." Sometimes the automated announcer pronouces it like that and sometimes as "Lann-dud-noe"
I've even heard "Calling at Lann-dud-noe Junction, Deganwy and "Cthlan-did-noe."

Yes, Anne says ‘LanDUDno Junction’ and ‘LlanDIDno’ at Manchester Piccadilly, ‘LanDUDno Junction’ and ‘LanDUDno’ at Manchester Airport, yet ‘Llandidno Junction’ and ‘Llandidno’ at Telford Central. London Midland obviously made a conscious effort to correct the mispronunciations, whereas Transpennine Express hasn’t!

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The auto announcer at Chester (Ruth) mispronounces some of the South Yorkshire stations on the Leeds services. Notably ‘TodMORdun’ ‘Myth-olm-royd’. She also says ‘Sour-be Bridge’ but I’m not sure if that’s the correct pronunciation or not as I’ve heard both that and ‘Sow-er-by Bridge’. She also can’t say Low Moor or Bramley.

 

[6Gman]

Llandudno is a mess.

Well, nobody's going to argue with that!

Seriously, so long as you can get the opening Ll correct (which is not easy) it's pretty straightforward.

 

[hexagon789]

Well, nobody's going to argue with that!

Seriously, so long as you can get the opening Ll correct (which is not easy) it's pretty straightforward.

Is it '...did-no" or "...dud-no" for the last bit?

 

[vlad]

I've even heard "Calling at Lann-dud-noe Junction, Deganwy and "Cthlan-did-noe."

In fairness, Llandudno Junction is an English name - surely the Welsh pronunciation is Cyffordd Llandudno.

I've heard (at Chester) something like "The train to Cthlan-did-no, calling at ... and Lann-dud-no. That's platform 4 for Cthlan-did-no". That was confusing.

 

[Class800]

In Scotland, there have been a few funny ones but the best in my opinion was one of two howlers by LNER (as reported by Times and Scotsman) - both led to re-recording!

Kirkcaldy gaining an 'l' in pronunciation - becoming KIRK CALL DEE

Kingussie becoming KING GOOSE-EE - not KIN YOU SEE. [Well not as bad as it being literally pronounced as spelt KING GUSS-EE by some people in Aberdeen (not locals)!

And in England Slaithwaite should be SLAW-IT - but heard SLAITH-WAIT on an announcement!

 

[SteveM70]

The auto announcer at Chester (Ruth) mispronounces some of the South Yorkshire stations on the Leeds services. Notably ‘TodMORdun’ ‘Myth-olm-royd’. She also says ‘Sour-be Bridge’ but I’m not sure if that’s the correct pronunciation or not as I’ve heard both that and ‘Sow-er-by Bridge’. She also can’t say Low Moor or Bramley.

Sore-by

 

[Class800]

What could go wrong with Low Moor or Bramley?

I suppose BRAM-LEE vs BRAM-LI

[LI with vowel as in HIT]. But I'd say both OK, just depends how local want to be.

 

[SteveM70]

What could go wrong with Low Moor or Bramley?

I suppose BRAM-LEE vs BRAM-LI

[LI with vowel as in HIT]. But I'd say both OK, just depends how local want to be.

Exactly. There’s a difference between pronunciation and accents

 

[Parallel]

What could go wrong with Low Moor or Bramley?

I suppose BRAM-LEE vs BRAM-LI

Sorry, I should have made it clearer, those two were not mispronounced but rather aren’t said at all in the calling pattern

 

[Class800]

interesting

 

[Dr_Paul]

Notably ‘TodMORdun’ ‘Myth-olm-royd’. She also says ‘Sour-be Bridge’ but I’m not sure if that’s the correct pronunciation or not as I’ve heard both that and ‘Sow-er-by Bridge’. She also can’t say Low Moor or Bramley.

How should Mytholmroyd be pronounced?

 

[hexagon789]

How should Mytholmroyd be pronounced?

My-THum-roid, voiced TH as in the

 

[Dr_Paul]

My-THum-roid, voiced TH as in the

Thanks for that!