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Concerning Andrew Billen's jibe at Marr's pronunciation of Gough Square: How exactly does the native population pronounce that name? We were recently in London visiting Dr Johnson's house, and I cannot remember hearing any strange sounding pronunciations of that place name by several guides. My New England instinct would be to go with Marr and call it "guff" but I always defer to locals about their own places. (I suppose this could rhyme with cough, cow, or coo, but I hope someone authoritative will speak up. I haven't been able to find the answer yet.)
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i would have thought it was goff
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i would have thought it was goff I dunno, Guff Wheetlam has a certain ring about it... 
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There's a couple of towns in England, not too far from each other, both with a name spelled, IIRC, Hough. Again, IIRC, one is pronounced "huff" and the other "how".
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i would have thought it was goff I dunno, Guff Wheetlam has a certain ring about it... How do you say 34-19 in New Zealandish Olly? 
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Hough, Crewe ( link), and Thornton Hough, Wirril ( link), in Cheshire, UK, are roughly 40 miles apart ( link). Although there is also a Hough Nall, near Wilmslow that just under 30 miles from the former ( link). I cannot find how any of them are pronounced, but, for what it's worth, the origin is from Old English hōh 'ridge or spur of land' ( link).
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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How do you say 34-19 in New Zealandish Olly?
Ha, saw that coming in the last 15. That brings the tally to 35 - 13. Well done. Advence Orstralia fair.
Anyway, back on topic.
Cough = Coff
Tough = Tuff
Bough = bau
What diferrentiates? Is it regional or origin?
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What is it that makes you Kiwis and Ozzies always um, discuss sports, hmm? Next thing you know, you'll be arguing over where the pav was invented...
But gee, I sure am glad both you guys are here! [blowing kisses e]
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What is it that makes you Kiwis and Ozzies always um, discuss sports, hmm? Next thing you know, you'll be arguing over where the pav was invented...
But gee, I sure am glad both you guys are here! [blowing kisses e]  gee thanks Jackie that was great (I've always wanted to say that in a real context, hahahaha!) ...don't get us started on the pavlova thing. Actually I can't stand the stuff, so it's probably true the Kiwis invented it. It's called Trans-Tasman Rivalry Jackie and is the national sport of both countries!
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What is it that makes you Kiwis and Ozzies always um, discuss sports, hmm? Next thing you know, you'll be arguing over where the pav was invented...
But gee, I sure am glad both you guys are here! [blowing kisses e] The Trans Tasman rivalry. Most of the banter stems from either cricket, rugby, accent, or ewephemisms. It's all a bit of a hoot. I like my Pav with slices of Kiwifruit on top and fresh cream. Yummy. Always nice to hear from you Jackie.
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