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Re: help with pronunciation please
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 05 August 07 21:40 BST (UK) »
Sarum - the first bit rhymes with stairs.

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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« Reply #10 on: Sunday 05 August 07 21:42 BST (UK) »
OH (Wiltshire born and bred)  has just reported that it's pronounced Sairum

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Amor - he's not saying but I'd say that my in laws would say Ahh-merrr  :-\
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday 05 August 07 21:50 BST (UK) »
Oh, Gadget - you've made me invisible!

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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« Reply #12 on: Sunday 05 August 07 21:53 BST (UK) »
Hi meles

You woz rite on the ferrrst parrt. I was about to say that Amor could even be Arrr merr. I've been audio-izing OH's family speaking  :)

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« Reply #13 on: Sunday 05 August 07 22:18 BST (UK) »
Thanks folks!  [Word association - mental note that arrr-merr may have been worn by our AMORs!]
SOM/Chard/Combe St Nicholas/Ilminster:  Dean[e]/Doble/Jeffery/Burt;  DEV/Yarcombe:  Dean/Gill/Every; 
BRK/Newbury:  Westall/Green/Lewis/Canning;  WIL/Allcannings:  Hiscock/Amor;  Froxfield:  Hobbs/Green;  HAM/Kingsclere:  Martin/Hiscock/Westall;  WAR/Marton/Bubbenhall:  Glenn/Holmes;  STS/Yoxall/Hamstall Ridware/Barton-u-Needwood:  Holmes/Dainty;  STS/Brewood/Codsall/Penkridge/Hatherton:  Dean[e]; GLA/Aberdare:  Dean/Dane

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Re: help with pronunciation please
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 05 August 07 23:06 BST (UK) »
That's all very well you lot but have you read the book? :-*
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« Reply #15 on: Monday 06 August 07 07:35 BST (UK) »
Yes - several times!!

Not literature but a great story.

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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)

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« Reply #16 on: Monday 06 August 07 07:50 BST (UK) »
Well, many thanks to all who replied, it certainly got a few people talking. I have a Kiwi accent -  which is really no accent at all, -  and I did want to be able to say these places correctly, so now I can.
Robin
Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire - Busshe/Bushe/Bush, Le Strange/Strange, Whittington, Gunning, Browning, Maltravers
Shropshire - le Strange
Wales - Daylwyn or Deulwyn, Rede, Wirriott,
East Sussex - Catt, Ashdown, Barham, Henley, Hepden, Elliott, Phillips
London - Bush, King, Millis, Jarvis, Mellis(s)
Suffolk - Sewell, Baxter, Martin
Norfolk  - Sewell, Larter, Howlett
Tasmania, Australia - Bossward, Wellman
Worcestershire - Beach
Wales, Bristol, Bermondsey - Maurice, Cromwell, Riley

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Re: help with pronunciation please
« Reply #17 on: Monday 06 August 07 16:24 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Arranroots on Monday 06 August 07 07:35 BST (UK)

Not literature but a great story.

 :D

Arran,

Snob ! :P   
I'll bet you've read Joyce's Ulysses too :)
I've tried to read it 3 times and never got through it ;D ;D

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