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Correct Cheltenham pronunciation?
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Some friends and myself have got a disagrement regarding how to exactly pronounce Cheltenham, where some say it very lazily I tend to and stick by a very strickt Chel-ten-ham. Any one that can put some light into this one please contact me so that I can sleep again at night.
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I lived there until I was 19 and I don't know anyone that calls it Chel-ten-ham, Everyone I know calls it Cheltnum.
Taking Whoa Nelly's point that there are two accents in Cheltenham depending on education, I have friends that went to Cheltenham College and friends that went to a local comprehensive and they all say Cheltnum
Taking Whoa Nelly's point that there are two accents in Cheltenham depending on education, I have friends that went to Cheltenham College and friends that went to a local comprehensive and they all say Cheltnum
I was brought up and educated in Cheltenham and would say that it should be pronounced the same way as Chippenham i.e. without dropping the 'e'; however, some people, outsiders in particular, different sections of the community and immigrants to Cheltenham insist on dropping the 'e'.
Each to his own, as long as people understand each other, the language is successful.
If you want to bastardise the language, don't be surprised if people find it harder to understand you.
People who sneer at others over such petty differences are often ignorant or have insecurities that prompt them to behave this way.
Each to his own, as long as people understand each other, the language is successful.
If you want to bastardise the language, don't be surprised if people find it harder to understand you.
People who sneer at others over such petty differences are often ignorant or have insecurities that prompt them to behave this way.
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