Originally Posted by
Soreofhing
All these comments are valuable for me. Thanks.
My g.g.grandfather was a cotton porter and lived in Bolton Street (he was a Joe, but not Chapman), so when I made my excursion to 'pool 2 years ago I went to see that street. Clean but grotty now, must have been pretty grim in 1851 when he lived there.
Does the "chuff, chuff, chuff" sound corny?
After 40 years of pronouncing Thornton Hough as "how" I was gobsmacked in 2007 to learn that it's pronounced "huff"!
Have a drink in the Seven Stars for me.
cheers
Hi Soreofhing
The "chuff, chuff, chuff" for the sound of the steam engines is fine. Realistic, true to life, helps us visualize the scene.
The pronunciation of names is tricky. It's hard to explain to Americans how Warwick could be pronounced Worrick and not War-wick (as in the American singer's name) or Cholmondeley could be pronounced Chummly.
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There's a supposed Jack the Ripper victim named Rose Mylett and I was pronouncing her name the way I saw it, Mile-ett, but I have been told that the correct pronunciation is "Millett".
In the Chesapeake Bay there is a small island called Poole's Island which is said to be a version of it's original name, Powell's Island, said to have got its name from a crewmember on board Captain John Smith's vessel exploring the bay in the early 17th century. Now in an article on placenames I was reading this morning the writer said the British pronunciation of "Powell" is "Pole" -- I am not sure that is so... maybe it's pronounced that way by the plummy-sounding upper classes but I would pronounce it the way it looks.
All the best
Chris
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