Yes Jos, I too hate 'Stratford-Upon-Ay-vonne'. As you say, it's 'Stratford-Upon-Ayvun' Good old shwa! St John may have had a wart on his nose though. I'm always very frustrated when reading the Bible. It doesn't tell us anything about what the people therein looked like. He may have had sticking-out ears, or a cleft chin like Kirk Douglas. Or bandy legs. Most irritating that we shall never know. I suppose we have to be thankful that we're told Esau was 'ginger and very hairy'. That's something to go on.
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