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William, I see this is your 4th post. But since this is the
first one I've noticed--belated welcome.
I definitely agree about Gotham being gothic!
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Jo--I second Oom David's request for a pronunciation--
if it's possible, that is.
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How do you pronounce Rhydycroesau? To begin with you need to know the meaning. I was told that it means "where the water crosses the road". There was a stream by the road, so I imagine that in the past there was a ford there. I was told to pronounce it as follows: Rhyd - craed/creed or Rud (like rug) (depending on who you speak to) y - uh croe - croy sau - sigh There is a small hotel in the village with a a map on their page - http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/hotels/penydyff.htmlIt's quite near Llanfyllyn - [chlan-vu-thlin] (it took me ages to work out that the place I had heard metioned was the same as the place name I'd seen on the signs. So if ever you are in the Welsh borders, have a go at reading the signs!
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>>So if ever you are in the Welsh borders, have a go at reading the signs!<<
I wouldn't stand a chance!
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>>So if ever you are in the Welsh borders, have a go at reading the signs!<<
> I wouldn't stand a chance!
Then have a go at a few Irish ones. Here's a suburb of Dublin. It's called Dún Laoghaire. Or how about the area where I use to live? It's called Seantrabh.
The Irish names for Irish cities:
Cork - Corcaigh
Galway - Gaillimh
Limerick - Luimnigh
Sligo - An Slígeach
Belfast - Béal Feirsde
Wexford - Loch Garman
and last but not least....
Dublin - Báile Átha Clíath!
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>>Then have a go at a few Irish ones.<<
Still no chance, 'Brick! Witness my guesses:
Cork - Corcaigh =kor-kay
Galway - Gaillimh =gale-im
Limerick - Luimnigh =loom-nigh (whoa, sounds ominous!)
Sligo - An Slígeach =an slee-gock
Belfast - Béal Feirsde =bee-ul fairst
Wexford - Loch Garman =lock garman (could it really be this
easy?)
and last but not least....
Dublin - Báile Átha Clíath! =bail atha clee-oth
Hope everybody gets a good chuckle out of this. I'm not
going to put what I thought Rhydycroesau might be!
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> Cork - Corcaigh =kor-kay
Galway - Gaillimh =gale-im
Limerick - Luimnigh =loom-nigh (whoa, sounds ominous!)
Sligo - An Slígeach =an slee-gock
Belfast - Béal Feirsde =bee-ul fairst
Wexford - Loch Garman =lock garman (could it really be this
easy?)
and last but not least....
Dublin - Báile Átha Clíath! =bail atha clee-oth
Nice try, Jackie! Now for the answers.....
Corcaigh - Cor-kig-k
Gaillimh - Gahl-liv
Luimnigh - Loom-nig-k
An Slígeach - spot on! Slee-gock (or gack, depending on your accent)
Béal Feirsde - Bale fairsh-te
Loch Garman - Okay. This is pronounced the way that it's spelled. Lock Garman
Baile Atha Cliath - Bile-yah aw-ha clee-ah (no points for that one, Jackie....)
and the two earlier ones:
Dún Laoghaire - Doon lair-reh
Seantrabh - Shan-trav
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