Towns And Villages.

[Georgiesmum]

Is your local town or village pronounced completely differently to how it is spelt? There are plenty of them like that in the U.K.
The town Wymondham in Norfolk comes to mind, pronounced Why-mun-dumb.

[jourdain2]

I used to live near Slaithwaite (W. Yorkshire) pronounced Slouwit. Also Keighly, pronounced Keethley.

[shaneystar2]

Wymondham is pronounced Windum .

[gingejbee]

..and Keithly is Keithley!

[jourdain2]

Where's Keithly then ginjebee? The one I'm talking about is just north of Bradford. I missed an 'e' out actually, it's spelled Keighley.

[gingejbee]

..Keighly is Keighley is Keethly...I give up.

[Georgiesmum]

Yes, you are right shaneystar2., sorry. Imeant to say ive heard it pronounced why-mun-dumb but it should be Windum.

[Sam1960]

Milngavie (about 6 miles from Glasgow) is pronounced "Mull guy"

[Buenchico]

>>>Wymondham is pronounced Windum

Agreed, Shaneystar2. Most definitely not Why-mun-dumb! (It was 'Windum' College that we played at cricket when I was at school and it's 'Windum' where I've got frozen to the core doing traffic surveys in more recent years).

Around here we've got Sproughton (pronounced 'Sprorten'), Debach (Debidge) and Happisburgh (Hazeburra) among others.

[Georgiesmum]

And Witham isnt pronounceed With-um. It is pronounced Wit-ham.

[stuey]

We have a place spelled Toronto; however, it's know as Tronna amongst many:)

[joggerjayne]

Bry tun

[Buenchico]

There are some locally-used names which those who use them will readily agree are simply 'slang'. (For example, most people asking a bus driver for a ticket to Doncaster would probably just say 'Donny, please').

But there are other places where arguments rage among the localsabout the correct pronunciation of the name. (For example, the residents of Hunstanton seem unable to agree as to whether the town's name is pronounced as it is written or as 'Hunston').

[Tilly2]

Happisburgh?

[Tilly2]

Cholmondley Warner. :-)

[Peaspeculiars]

We have a 'Gotham' near us which is pronounced 'Goat-Ham'

...Batman would turn in his belfry

[paulllambert]

Near me, Farcet is pronounced Fassett and Cowbit is pronounced Cubbett. The River Nene is pronounced Neen on Peterborough, and Nenn on Northants.

[stuey]

...and what's the name of that place where they make that sort of spicy sauce?

[Captain2]

That'll be 'wor-sest-er-shire sauce' then stuey

and what about that wonderful singer Dionne War-wick

uncouth that lot over the pond ;-))

[paulllambert]

^^^^^^Chile?

[stuey]

I lived in War-wickshire for a couple of years, Captain2: Kersely, Coventry. Anyway, it's wooster sauce; no, it's worchester sauce; or could it be worchestershire sauce; maybe worchestershirshire sauce.