How to say.... (street name)

[david_carnell]

To allow for the infamous Surrey-stammer of course.

The sign of true aristo-inbreeding!

[Moos]

Do aristos live in Surrey? I thought it was all gin and Jags - the territory of the wealthy middle class man.

[david_carnell]

Sssh. Don't give away the last vestige of pride of such a blighted county.

[embellina]

Michael Palaeologus Wrote:

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> What about Muchamp(e) (? has it got an "e" on the

> end? cant remember, I am in Sunderland -

> pronounced "Soonderlandyabuggerman") Road.

>

> Is that "Mewcham", "Moocham", "Meecham"? Is the

> "P" silent?

>

> What?

If Beauchamp is Beecham, surely Muchamp is Meecham?

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[macroban]

CH

My father and others of his peer group took great delight in deliberately mis-pronouncing French words and English words of French derivation.

I don't know why.

I can imagine the three local estate agents (Martin & Co, White Dent, Burnet Ware) who dealt in these properties in the last quarter of the nineteenth century inducted the arrivistes into the correct pronunciation of their new street names.

Then something "went wrong".

[shoshntosh]

tyrrell road... is it TIER-rel, TIE-rel, or tier-REL?

and why those pesky double rr's???

[louisiana]

Is Milo Road Mee-lo or My-lo?

On Google Maps Milo Road has inexplicably become Mild Road

[SimonM]

Not a pronunciation issue, but I do wonder why Dunstan's Grove gets an apostrophe but Dunstans Road does not..:-S

[Asset]

Hillsboro Rd is 'formerly known as Hillsborough Rd' on the road sign - obviously pronunciation the same either way though.

[Muttley]

shoshntosh Wrote:

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> tyrrell road... is it TIER-rel, TIE-rel, or

> tier-REL?

>

I've always assumed it's Tyrrel as in Squirrel (that's Squirrel pronounced the English way, rather than the American way which is more like "Squirl"). There's a potential limerick here, involving Tyrrel, Squirrel and Wirral.

[HonaloochieB]

louisiana Wrote:

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> Is Milo Road Mee-lo or My-lo?

>

> On Google Maps Milo Road has inexplicably become

> Mild Road

It's Milo pronounced My-lo as in the the milky drink. Not Mee-lo as in the other milky drink Ovaltine, which would make no sense at all.

[HonaloochieB]

shoshntosh Wrote:

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> tyrrell road... is it TIER-rel, TIE-rel, or

> tier-REL?

>

> and why those pesky double rr's???

It's TI-rul as in 'tizzy' and 'ultimatum'.

[steveslack]

We just featured a short article on the Dulwich OnView online magazine about Eynella Road and where the name comes from. Interesting reading ......

http://dulwichonview.org.uk/2008/09/16/the-story-behind-the-street/

[chichirara]

Some once told me they lived in Fort Neef which I thought was in Scotland. They really lived in Thornton Heath

[teg]

I always thought it was Tirrell, also like Squirrel (the way the Brits say it). And I went to school with a De Crespigny - Di-CREP-nee. Also I think I'm fairly inconsistent on the Dul-itch, Dul-idj front, although I'd never pronounce the w.

:)

teg.x

[elipie]

Not quite ED, but the lady on the bus says Roz-en-dale for Rosendale Road. I'd always assumed in was rose as in the flower?

[James]

One that always makes me snigger is Bonar Road, announced by the posh lady's voice on the 63... She stresses the last syllable (unfortunately)

[HonaloochieB]

elipie Wrote:

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> Not quite ED, but the lady on the bus says

> Roz-en-dale for Rosendale Road. I'd always

> assumed in was rose as in the flower?

You'd be right elipie, that stupid bus bint is wrong.

[EDOldie]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> I know I moved here from Surrey darlings but can

> no-one just pronounce South as it's meant to be?

Can I be the first to point out that Dulwich (& East Dulwich) is in fact in Surrey? We should all watch our P's & Q's.