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Asked some locals and apparently both OK actuallyFar too many people pronounce Tyndrum as Tindrum.
Asked some locals and apparently both OK actuallyFar too many people pronounce Tyndrum as Tindrum.
.....and Corrour as Corr-ooer!Far too many people pronounce Tyndrum as Tindrum.
The one in Bradford is pronounced "Ollerton", as in the market town in Nottinghamshire.I’m now trying to work out how Allerton could be pronounced in more than one way (but then again the English language will never cease to amaze!).
It's the anglicised spelling of the Gaelic "Taigh an Druim", meaning "house on the ridge"....and that is pronounced "Tyne drum".Asked some locals and apparently both OK actually
Or just TinmuffEveryone round here says Tinmouth. (I'm in Exeter).
Years ago, when some South Wales services called at Slough, I heard it announced as Sluff!
[Meols] There used to be a porter at Liverpool Central (the old one) who made announcements, and was unsure of the pronunciation, despite having an obvious Scouser accent, and would always shout "... Moreton ... Mells - Meals ... Manor Road ...".Which is correct for the respective places!
Back in the mid-60's the station master at Frizinghall was a resplendently dressed Indian gentleman, complete with huge white turban and a jacket full of railway pin badges. Every time a train pulled up at his station, he would proudly announce it as Fray-zhing-hal despite numerous attempts by us kids (our school was just up the road) that the correct pronunciation of his station was Fry-zing-hall.The 331s can’t even pronounce Frizinghall correctly!
There’s also Fazakerley, commonly pronounced / known by locals as ‘Fazak’.
I'd always assumed it was neither- and that it was pronounced as if it were French, like the location of the Stade de France.How is St Denys near Southampton supposed to be pronounced? Is it Den-ies or Denis like the name?
Mention of Barkisland brings to mind Burntisland in Scotland... I've always wondered if the S is silent in that case.Yes we have had Slaithwaite. I will put forward Mytholmroyd and the non-rail served Barkisland (Barkis-land not Bark-island)
Historically it should be TYNE DRUM yes. Regarding Corrour, It is COR OUR. But in some Scottish accents OUR becomes OOR, like HOUSE becomes HOOSE, so the other way to say Corrour isn't wrong......and Corrour as Corr-ooer!
The one in Bradford is pronounced "Ollerton", as in the market town in Nottinghamshire.
It's the anglicised spelling of the Gaelic "Taigh an Druim", meaning "house on the ridge"....and that is pronounced "Tyne drum".
Not just Americans - Australians can be guilty too. There's a town named Derby in Western Australia pronounced locally as Durby, and this seems to cause some complications when it comes to Aussies referring to the English city of Darby (or their soccer team).I wonder how Americans pronounce Derby?
I've never quite understood why so many people seem to have trouble with Besses, and the other not-so-far-away station Hall i' th' Wood.Bees ‘o the barn I’d have no idea how to pronounce.
St Denise effectively - not Denis the menaceHow is St Denys near Southampton supposed to be pronounced? Is it Den-ies or Denis like the name?
Yes we have had Slaithwaite. I will put forward Mytholmroyd and the non-rail served Barkisland (Barkis-land not Bark-island)
Mytholmroyd on the Calder Valley line - I imagined was Myth-olm-royd (as in Greek myths and legends), until my lightbulb moment while on a Northern Sprinter where the guard was announcing the train's stops.
Second?Same with Kirkby Stephen, but Kirkby-in-Ashfield does have the first k sounded.
It's Loch-MAY-ben....and it used to have a railway station.No station but I wonder how to pronounce Lochmaben. If forced to guess I'd say Loch-muh-BEN but I suppose it could also be Loch-MAH-bun or Loch-MAY-bun.
Ah thank you. I'd always thought it was Dennis as I had a friend called Denys growing up who pronounced it that way.St Denise effectively - not Denis the menace
I thought it was Dennies, rather than Denise...Ah thank you. I'd always thought it was Dennis as I had a friend called Denys growing up who pronounced it that way.
Yeah it sounds like penniesI thought it was Dennies, rather than Denise...
Which one?How about Gillingham?
And nearby Lie-ces-terLoughborough is the best for visitors from the US who often call it Loogaberoogar
It is probably wrong although I have always pronounced this as EllieEly often gets mispronounced as 'Ee-lye' by those not from the area.
Wymondham is also a classic example.
also heard East Anglian Main Line said as East Anglican Main Line!Not a station, but I did once hear a guard's announcement welcoming passengers on board a 'Greater Angular' service!