SC - Names (OT)
Marilyn Traber
margali at 99main.com
Thu Mar 11 20:05:33 PST 1999
- -Poster: Jean Holtom <Snowfire at mail.snet.net>
>>For example: Norwich - in Britain we'd pronounce it "Norrich" is pronounced
>>"Norwich" here (with the "w" pronounced). Also the river Thames which of
>>course is pronounced "Tems" in Britain is cheerfully pronounced "Thaimes"
>>here.
>>
>>Elysant
>Cheez n' Crackers! They coome to the new world and then complain when things
>aren't the same as they were back home......;-O
>
>grumble, Puck
I certainly do not experience a sense of grievous devastation because things
aren't the same here as in the mother country, it's just that well... good
gentles do tend to sometimes pronounce things quaintly (and wrong) around
here. ;-)
Elysant
BTW I'm curious. Is "Cheez n' Crackers" Queen's English? I don't recall
seeing it listed...
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