BS: Pronunciation of 'cambric'

Subject: RE: BS: Pronunciation of 'cambric'
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 05:51 AM

There's a town (or village? Correct me, please!) near Wolverhampton called Coven, pr. COE-ven where I come from, but I don't know how the natives say it. My home town Walsall is pr. WORE-sl at home, but WALL-SALL (rhymes with "wall", both syllables equally weighted) by foreigners, and nmy daughter's chap lives in Rugely, pr. RUDGE-lee by natives, REWDGE-lee by incomers and ROUGE-lee (to rhyme with the French "rouge") by people who say "Eye-BEETH-a", and presumably can't be expected to know any better.

Over to you, Mr Red!

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Pronunciation of 'cambric'
From: Trevor
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 11:12 AM

Worrow Steve,

I'm from Smerrick originally but I live near Shoesbury now, in a village called Ratchup, which is spelt Ratlinghope.

I thought 'fish' was spelt g-h-o-t-i-o

Subject: RE: BS: Pronunciation of 'cambric'
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 10 Apr 01 - 11:24 AM

Yo bay wrung, aer kid!