Pete St. John - pronunciation?

Subject: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: Rog Peek
Date: 21 Jun 15 - 06:29 AM

Does Pete St.John pronounce his surname 'Saynt Jon' or 'Sinjun' ?

Thanks
Rog

Subject: RE: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: GUEST,Mick Woods
Date: 21 Jun 15 - 01:03 PM

Definitely Saint John and not Sinjun on Irish TV appearances of old

Subject: RE: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: MartinRyan
Date: 21 Jun 15 - 05:39 PM

Agreed. He's always referred to as "Pete Saint John".
It's not his real name.

Regards

Subject: RE: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: GUEST,Desi C
Date: 22 Jun 15 - 08:44 AM

The English often use SINGEN, but in Ireland and in this case t's simply SAINT JOHN

Subject: RE: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: GUEST,Mick Woods
Date: 22 Jun 15 - 08:56 AM

Peter Mooney

Subject: RE: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 22 Jun 15 - 07:10 PM

Me dad and I always refer jokingly to the great Liverpool player as Ian Singen.

Subject: RE: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: Rog Peek
Date: 24 Jun 15 - 07:07 PM

Many thanks to all.

Rog

Subject: RE: Pete St. John - pronunciation?
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 25 Jun 15 - 12:51 PM

There was a young fellow of St Bartholomew's Hospital
Whose car went by fits and by St Startholomew's Hospital
Till a man named St John
Took a look at the t John
And fitted it out with spare St Partholomew's Hospital



Translation should anyone feel the need:

There was a young fellow of Barts
Whose car went by fits and by starts
Till a man named Sinjun
Took a look at the engine
And fitted it out with spare parts