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Co. Name on van "Luga Baruga"
Feb 25, 2023
Last reply: 3 years ago
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That's because they are so grossly inbred.
That explains the two heads too.
Bullet in the back of the neck for being so uppity.
And a few more:
Wemyss - Weems Kilconquhar - Kinyuchar (ch as in "loch") Finzean - Fingun Bearsden - pronounced as though bears lived there Kirkcaldy - no "l"
When I was at the University there, we called it "Low-brow".
Well that one is as about as straightforward as they come!
Tim
Hattisbrugh pronounced Hasebro'
Sorry Happisburgh...
We called it 'marrybon'
Menzies Campbell !! ('Ming-ees') ???
Menzies Campbell (= 'Ming-ees')
Marra-luh-bon or something like that.
Indeed. Some outsiders think they're being correct saying Shrosebury until they hear some (but not all) locals calling it Shroosebury, which can cause confusion.
Frome in Somerset is pronounced 'Vroom' by long established locals
Stow Stough
More like Mingiss. The name was originally spelt with a 'yogh', not a 'zed', but they look very similar.
"We hope you enjoy your stay in Gwasanaethau"
Derbyshire - pronounced Darbyshire (unless you are _from_ Derbyshire, in which case it's pronounced Derbyshu.
The idea[1] of a 19th century property developer, who decided it would pull in the 'right sort' of punters.
[1] As in; "My idea is to nick the title of a popular novel."
Phys Ed?
Different county, but has "Fowey" been mentioned yet?
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