[78-L] How do you pronounce....? ^
Kristjan Saag
saag at telia.com
Wed Sep 23 13:52:53 PDT 2009
Steven C. Barr tried to pronounce these names, reluctant to win a copy of
the infamous "Doggy"-record:
>> WAUCHOPE
>> WRIOTHESLEY
>> LEVESON-GOWER
>> DUMARESQ
>> CLAVERHOUSE
>> CIRENCESTER
>> CHOLMONDELEY
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Barr:
> The last two I know..."chester" and "chumley!" #5 probably became
> "Clouse"...is #1 "wope?" #2 is probably "Resley?!" The others I have NO
> idea
> whatsoever?!
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Congraulations, Steven, your turntable is safe.
Here is the official pronunciation of the names:
WAUCHOPE - Walk-up
WRIOTHESLEY - Roxly
LEVESON-GOWER - Looson-Gore
DUMARESQ - Doomer'rick
CLAVERHOUSE - Clavers
CIRENCESTER - Sis'ister
CHOLMONDELEY - Chum'ley
>From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/pronoun.html
Obvious, isn't it?
But you made Chum'ley.
Kristjan
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