How to pronounce those airfield names

[Osprey]

I don't care for mis-pronunciation by non-locals and non-English, even by English tbh because that happens up and down the country, but making up a name because you can't be bothered to look at a map and remember what it is called is just irritating, the sort of thing nursery kids do. Hearing this from Englishmen is just grating. Churchill confessed to being "the thickest boy in the school" but "a boy should know his English, if not I would flog him for it"

When America join the war in 2.5 years time maybe we can let them make places up, but until then they are in the RAF

[NZtyphoon]

While researching a distant ancestor who hailed from Norwich, Norfolk I came across the Freinds Of Norfolk Dialect (F.O.N.D) - just brilliant. Then there's Cornish. I'm always intrigued by the diversity of dialect in countries like Britain or France cf NZ or Australia. (And, as a little diversion, here's something on Stonehenje.

[Osprey]

Cornish is a totally different language to English, it's not a dialect. This language is very similar to that of the people of Brittany (not French).

[Taff in Exile]

Originally Posted by NZtyphoon

While researching a distant ancestor who hailed from Norwich, Norfolk I came across the Freinds Of Norfolk Dialect (F.O.N.D) - just brilliant. Then there's Cornish. I'm always intrigued by the diversity of dialect in countries like Britain or France cf NZ or Australia. (And, as a little diversion, here's something on Stonehenje.

Being a Welshman Living in Norwich I can confirm it’s like a different language when talking to the locals! They also have confusing location names to highlight the ‘foreigners’ to their soil. Places like Happisburgh (Hayzbrugh), Wymondham (Windum) & Costessey (Cossey) all trip up the unwary to be ridiculed by the locals.

[major_setback]

How far is it from Wooster to Worchester?

Answer: Not far.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-worcester.ogg

Dreamily spoken.