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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 01:53 PM
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Poll question: Town in W. Yorks. How do you pronouce Pontefract?
Really bad copycat I know - but a good test of ante-delluvian English R.P.

If you want to know more about this charming town in the north of England go to http://www.pontefract-online.co.uk/
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 01:56 PM
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1. And you wankers do pronounce your English weirdly
;)
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 01:58 PM
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2. Worchestershire
Wooster sauce? :banghead:
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 02:04 PM
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5. HAHAHAHA
We only do it to confuse Americans and Frenchies; when we're alone we pronounce them in a perfectly normal manner.

We're ready to do a deal - once you change the name of Massa..... so that it is reasonable to spell and to pronouce we'll stop holding our place-names hostage.
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upsidedownaussie Donating Member (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 02:02 PM
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3. how random
My grandfather used to live in that town...

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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 02:06 PM
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6. From W. Yorkshire to Texas via Australia
Quite some trek. It's astonishing - though sometimes concerningly so - what one finds here.

Welcome to D.U. :hi:
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trebizond Donating Member (333 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 02:03 PM
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4. leominster.....godmanchester
Edited on Fri Jun-03-05 02:03 PM by trebizond
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mr blur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 02:27 PM
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7. The first of course,
have you ever gobe into a shop and asked for "Pumphret cakes"? I rest my case.
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Eyeball Kid Donating Member (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 02:29 PM
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8. Grunties.
Wankel rotary engine.
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