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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: w~underfull #121577 02/25/04 12:59 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/content_objectid=13974630 _method=full_siteid=50082_headline=-Canadian-ad--campaign- credits-Eglwyswrw-with-a-place-on--the-fiscal-map-name_page.html I don’t know how many of you have heard about this, but as you may imagine the VISA adverts featuring the village name have been given a lot of attention in Wales (even though that wasn’t exactly the target market!) While Eglwys refers to a church, it was traditionally thought that the wrw referred to Gods's acre or a St Wrw. Recent opinion, however, tends to favour the view that the wrw is an abbreviation and corruption over the years of Gwrwyf the virgin….. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: w~underfull #121578 02/25/04 05:05 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Your link gave me an error message, mav. I would love to see it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: w~underfull #121579 08/06/05 12:17 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 http://static.highbeam.com/w/westernmailcardiffwales/february212004/canadianadcampaigncreditseglwyswrwwithaplaceonthef/index.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: w~underfull #121580 08/06/05 02:42 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky post-office shop Oh, WOW: I've BEEN there!!! [eager puppy face e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grW? #121581 09/19/05 01:13 AM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 J Jomama member Jomama member J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 I love the recurrence of some of these threads! I don't know much about the Welsh language, but must tell those interested that it is said my husband's ancestors would have spelled 'Woosley' differently if they had known that the English 'Woolsey's were already here and would later accuse them of misspelling! Actually, in parts of the US till today, Woosley sounds like 'Oosley', and I have been told that old records in Virginia and possibly North Carolina actually spell the name 'Ousley' or maybe 'Oeusley'. Not much like grW, but still-- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: w~underfull #121582 09/19/05 01:29 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ V Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton enthusiast V Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ So what's it mean, "Church of the twisted tongue"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,315 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 352 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,532 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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