Places / Streets etc that sound nothing like they are spelled

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Mon 28 May, 2012 1:39 pm

SilverTed wrote: My Dad always referred to Rothwell as Rodill. Haven't heard this for years although the school at Lofthouse is known as(I think) Rodillian High School.It was definitely Knostrop in our house. Isn't Lofthouse another example? I usually hear it pronounced "Loftus".

keyholekate · Post by **keyholekate** » Mon 28 May, 2012 3:55 pm

Sometimes on Calendar News for Torre Road they say Taw road ,most people say Torrie.And Barwick becomes Bar Wick instead of Barrick.Love how some people say Roundy for Roundhay Park too.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 28 May, 2012 4:25 pm

Arrygut.

jim · Post by **jim** » Mon 28 May, 2012 4:52 pm

Wuttla.

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Mon 28 May, 2012 5:12 pm

Yer can't mess wi Auchtermuchty ! or West Wittering(might confuse our new England boss tho).....

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Mon 28 May, 2012 7:09 pm

The english language is quite complicated really.I was taught that "E" is more often than not, silent. In that case, maybe Harewood should be pronouced Harwood?Berkshire isn't pronounced Burkshire but Barkshire.Berkley is pronounced BarclayMainwaring...Mannering etc etcI love our language, it's such a mish-mash!

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 28 May, 2012 7:17 pm

Caron wrote: Mainwaring...Mannering etc etc It's Mainwaring if your called Captain Square, he does it to wind him up

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Mon 28 May, 2012 8:35 pm

zip55 wrote: Roundhay pronounced Round-hay by those south of Sheffield. Of course it is pronounced Roundy. I call it Roundy along with the large majority of people round here. There are plenty who do not though.Most of those who do not attended rugby matches back in the day when that particular suburb of Leeds boasted a union team.Anyone at those matches will have heard countless calls to arms from supporters which sounded like their team were in fact Round Hay, or even Hound Hay from some of them.

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Mon 28 May, 2012 8:40 pm

Caron wrote: The english language is quite complicated really.I was taught that "E" is more often than not, silent. In that case, maybe Harewood should be pronouced Harwood?Berkshire isn't pronounced Burkshire but Barkshire.Berkley is pronounced BarclayMainwaring...Mannering etc etcI love our language, it's such a mish-mash! These two names are a little Hyacinth Bucket (Bouquet) I think ; Featherstonehaugh (Fanshaw) and Cholmondeley (Chumley).Mrs JDs brother lives in Derby (Darby).On the Leeds theme though we have Cock Beck but Cockburn school. It's likely also that someone from Dodworth (Doderth) would refer to Leeds as Lee-ads. It's a wonder to me that so many foreigners can learn our language when to so many English folk it's still a struggle!JD

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 28 May, 2012 8:44 pm

Let's not forget our near neighbours in Bratfud either.