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Samuel Camazzola
On 14/03/2019 at 17:47, Hector Riva said:

Being an airport/golf transfer driver on the Costa del Sol I hear the resorts being pronounced all sort of ways. 

 

The resorts   =   How it's pronounced  by the Spanish

 

 Nerja       =        Ner -  ka

 

Benalmadena   =    Benal - ma - den  - a

 

Fuengirola    =   Foooing - ga - rola

 

Mijas    =      Me - hass

 

Marbella  =   Mar - bay - a

 

Beers  =  San me gel       Mahou   =  Ma - oow

 

top tips to speak like the locals.

 

Grassy - arse, me  - o -  me - gos

👍 With the exception of Fuengirola and Nerja, that's how I've known the pronunciations. 

 

I'd always thought Nerja was Ner-ha. 

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53 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

👍 With the exception of Fuengirola and Nerja, that's how I've known the pronunciations. 

 

I'd always thought Nerja was Ner-ha. 

It’s Ner-ha for me too, but with the ‘ha’ bit being very guttural in its pronunciation. The ‘h’ sounding a bit like you’ve got a catch in your throat.

 

 

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34 minutes ago, Marvin said:

 

Edinberra, no?

 

I've heard a few variations

 

Edinbruh

Edinbra

Edinburruh

Edinberra

 

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9 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

 

I've heard a few variations

 

Edinbruh

Edinbra

Edinburruh

Edinberra

 

I use 1 and 3. Mainly 1.

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13 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

 

I've heard a few variations

 

Edinbruh

Edinbra

Edinburruh

Edinberra

 

Edinbruh from me.

 

And Ballgreen.

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3 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

'Edinburg' was how my American colleagues called it.

 

They were telt  but it never registered.

Get them telt, again. 

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19 minutes ago, jonnothejambo said:

 

'Edinburg' was how my American colleagues called it.

 

They were telt  but it never registered.

 

When corrected on his pronunciation of Edinburgh my American cousin countered with Pittsburgh not being pronounced Pittsburruh as his reasoning. 

 

Tempted to now refer to Pittsburgh in that way :lol:

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I remember the time the guard on a train announcing we were arriving at Edinburgh Waverley and these French students mimicking the way he said Edinburgh.

 

They can shove their Eedamboor up their derrières 

 

 

 

 

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5 hours ago, Boof said:

 

When corrected on his pronunciation of Edinburgh my American cousin countered with Pittsburgh not being pronounced Pittsburruh as his reasoning. 

 

Tempted to now refer to Pittsburgh in that way :lol:

Pittsburgh was named by a Scot, so it would probably have been pronounced properly at one time. Get him telt.

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8 hours ago, Lemongrab said:

Pittsburgh was named by a Scot, so it would probably have been pronounced properly at one time. Get him telt.

I pretty sure I remember reading (maybe in a Bill Bryson book) that the US Postal

Service asked for all “-burgh”, “-borough” etc spellings to be changed to “-burg” to simplify things.  Pittsburgh was exempted because it was so big and well-established.

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38 minutes ago, FWJ said:

I pretty sure I remember reading (maybe in a Bill Bryson book) that the US Postal

Service asked for all “-burgh”, “-borough” etc spellings to be changed to “-burg” to simplify things.  Pittsburgh was exempted because it was so big and well-established.

 

They like to simplify things in America.

 

Not using silent letters for one - Harbor instead of Harbour

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10 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said:

 

 

They can shove their Eedamboor up their derrières 

 

 

 

 

:yas:

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2 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said:

 

They like to simplify things in America.

 

Not using silent letters for one - Harbor instead of Harbour

It's about time they got to work on some other place names, like Misisipi, Arkansaw and Talyhasy.

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3 minutes ago, Lemongrab said:

It's about time they got to work on some other place names, like Misisipi, Arkansaw and Talyhasy.

 

and Perl Harbor

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6 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

Had a difference of opinion on this today

 

Calton Hill

 

Is it Cal-ton or Call-ton ?

The latter. Though for the full Edinburgh it needs to be Callt-in 

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1 minute ago, Tazio said:

The latter. Though for the full Edinburgh it needs to be Callt-in 

 

That's how I've always said it but heard a few non Edinburgh people say Cal

 

The Calton in Glasgow is Cal

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17 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

Had a difference of opinion on this today

 

Calton Hill

 

Is it Cal-ton or Call-ton ?

Call ton

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4 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said:

Had a difference of opinion on this today

 

Calton Hill

 

Is it Cal-ton or Call-ton ?

Coll tin

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3 minutes ago, Tazio said:

Camoo. If you’re talking about Albert. 

No, Taz.

 

Camus up at Buckstone/Fairmilehead.

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Just now, Morgan said:

No, Taz.

 

Camus up at Buckstone/Fairmilehead.

I’d still pronounce it Camoo. 
Just to annoy people. Never heard of the place though. 

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Just now, Tazio said:

I’d still pronounce it Camoo. 
Just to annoy people. Never heard of the place though. 

Going up the way from the Braids - Buckstone, Camus, Caiystane, Fairmilehead.

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On 07/03/2019 at 19:47, Maroon Sailor said:

 

The English never seem to get Falkirk right

 

It's either Fal-Kirk or FallKERK

 

 

English English-speakers seem to have a tendency to put emphasis on the “wrong” syllable. 
So for them it’s CUM-bernauld, not Cumber-NAULD. And McDonald becomes MAC-Donald.

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On 09/03/2019 at 14:12, Bridge of Djoum said:

Ever tries to read poetry in Scots?

 

An utter nonsense.

It’s not “utter nonsense”. It’s Lowland Scots.

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Even in a city the size of Edinburgh it’s different pronunciations from different people if they don’t know an area, or dare I say your class. I’d never even heard of a couple of places Morgan mentioned. 
The Kirkgate is a good one, people I know who have moved to Leith or are a bit posh pronounce it how it’s written, locals cal it the Kir-gitt. 

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16 minutes ago, PortyBeach said:

English English-speakers seem to have a tendency to put emphasis on the “wrong” syllable. 
So for them it’s CUM-bernauld, not Cumber-NAULD. And McDonald becomes MAC-Donald.

 

Mith is Mouth according to the English 

 

We would say Lossie-mouth, Eye-mouth, Ports- mouth, Bourne-mouth

 

They say Ports-mith, Bourne-mith

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Cleared up the Shrewsbury / Shrozebury thing from a Shrewsbury native

 

Definitely Shrews

 

That fecker David Currie on Sportscene results always says Shrozebury

 

 

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Rupert Pupkin

I recall the travel presenter on a Chris Evans radio show saying. “ Penny cooo ik “

or Ballachulish as Ballack hoool i ash

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Whats the correct pronunciation of Oriam ?   I've heard it called   or-ee-am   but also as   or-eye-am.     

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18 minutes ago, Lone Striker said:

Whats the correct pronunciation of Oriam ?   I've heard it called   or-ee-am   but also as   or-eye-am.     

 

O-reeum

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15 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

 

O-reeum

Ah, ok  thanks.  

 

Back on place names, Glamis is a cracker.     Even the Royals have their own posh way of mis-pronouncing it - Gloms.  :ears:

 

 

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21 minutes ago, Taffin said:

Restalrig.

 

I always thought it was like ressle-rig.

 

My mate who grew up there, says it's Restal-rig.

 

Which is it?

Every village has an idiot. Your mate appears to have that job in Restalrig. 

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