Well, watching the latest discussions on this board, I noticed some people here don’t give a damn anymore about correct spelling. For non-native English speakers like me, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to read this. Especially the Americans, but also others (sorry Plawolf :)) created some kind of written pidgin-English. (u r instead of you are). For me, being on this board is a way to improve my English, but if everyone starts typing like this, it will only make it worse.
So, please take notice of it.
By: MarkG - 6th October 2003 at 17:21
OK, how about,
llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
😉
By: Moggy C - 6th October 2003 at 16:19
They had eight minutes!!!!
:rolleyes:
Moggy
By: mike currill - 6th October 2003 at 13:05
Originally posted by Moggy C
Mau – zull, Not far from SnozzleLem – ster
Moggy
Smart a**e aren’t you? hardly gave anyone else chance to read it
By: Moggy C - 2nd October 2003 at 17:42
Mau – zull, Not far from Snozzle
Lem – ster
Moggy
By: mike currill - 2nd October 2003 at 17:34
Here are a couple of other place names for you to try the pronunciation of:
Mousehole (Cornwall)
Leominster (Worcs)
By: Moggy C - 2nd October 2003 at 13:48
Wonder if that’s a good tip for playing Scrabble?
Lay out your tiles and just keep changing the first and last letters around until you see a word?
Moggy
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd October 2003 at 13:42
It shows why all capital letters is so rude… it has no word shape and is therefore harder to read quickly.
Abbreviations are very annoying especially when there is no set standard.
By: T5 - 2nd October 2003 at 10:52
Originally posted by GarryB
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Jsut amzanig huh?
I’d hate to think that did come from Cambridge, they spelt “important” wrong!
By: T5 - 2nd October 2003 at 10:51
Garry,
Someone sent me that the other day and it is obviously true! I had no problem whizzing through it.
But I agree entirely with the quality of writing on the boards. Even people who say “u” instead of “you” irritate me. I never use slang for a variety of reasons. I don’t even use slang in text messages. I’m one of these who types a word out in full! 😀
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd October 2003 at 08:04
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Jsut amzanig huh?
By: DazDaMan - 18th September 2003 at 09:49
OK, how about Penicuik??
And this is a subject of some debate in my office: HAWKINGE
By: ageorge - 17th September 2003 at 19:05
Down in the Clyde Valley
, Crossford – Chrisford
By: Moggy C - 17th September 2003 at 14:45
Sorry – wrong county.
Glos it is.
Ebrington, pronounced – wait for it…….
Yubberdon
(Though you can get away with Yubberton, just)
Moggy
By: kev35 - 17th September 2003 at 14:26
DazDaMan.
Kirkcaldy, I believe is pronounced Kerkuddy.
As to Ebribgton, well is Moggy asking a bit of a trick question there? For a start off my map says it’s in Gloucestershire but might it be known as something like Charnuth or Charingworth?
And does anyone know where Uchetter is?
Regards,
kev35
By: Moggy C - 17th September 2003 at 13:17
Originally posted by Mark12
‘Chumley’ 🙂
Closest yet
By: Mark12 - 17th September 2003 at 13:12
‘Chumley’ 🙂
By: DazDaMan - 17th September 2003 at 13:11
I’m going out on a limb and saying it’s either ‘Ebington’ or ‘Ebton’??
How about this one: Kirkcaldy
By: Moggy C - 17th September 2003 at 12:50
Not even close
Moggy
By: Phil Foster - 17th September 2003 at 12:41
Rington?
By: Moggy C - 17th September 2003 at 12:05
More pronunciation than spelling
It always amuses me when the USAF chappies in this area refer to the town as Cam Bridge (As in camshaft)
Logically though, since it gets its name from being a bridge over the river Cam, they are right and all the rest of us are wrong.
My own favourite is the Worcestershire town of EBRINGTON.
Anybody like to guess how it is pronounced?
Moggy
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