How to pronounce those airfield names

[major_setback]

What about Tangmere?
Is it Tang-Mere as in 'tangy', or Tanjmere (as in tangerine)?

I'm actually English (shame), but living abroad since '81 (redemption).

[JG53_Valantine]

Tangmere is pronounced with a G as in tangy.

I grew up just outside of Hawkinge and know Kent well, however it really doesn't bother me when people refer to "English Point" "French Point" etc. as there are a lot of chaps who don't have English as a first language and will struggle with pronounciation - just like I do with the French! Also, when someone says "English Point" for the most part everyone knows where that is, if they said "Dungeness headlands" lots of people would have to flick to their maps, zoom in and start scouring the map for it.

As for Broadstairs, Manston, Minster etc. - locals just call it Planet Thanet since there is a weird species of bi-ped there that no-one has yet figured out!

The main point being: as long as it is understood and assistance / interception can be actioned then surely it doesn't really matter what people call certain locations?
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[klem]

Originally Posted by JG53_Valantine

Tangmere is pronounced with a G as in tangy.

I grew up just outside of Hawkinge and know Kent well, however it really doesn't bother me when people refer to "English Point" "French Point" etc. as there are a lot of chaps who don't have English as a first language and will struggle with pronounciation - just like I do with the French! Also, when someone says "English Point" for the most part everyone knows where that is, if they said "Dungeness headlands" lots of people would have to flick to their maps, zoom in and start scouring the map for it.

As for Broadstairs, Manston, Minster etc. - locals just call it Planet Thanet since there is a weird species of bi-ped there that no-one has yet figured out!

The main point being: as long as it is understood and assistance / interception can be actioned then surely it doesn't really matter what people call certain locations?
V

To be clear, you don't pronounce the G, its "ng" as in king or even tang: tangmeer

And please, I have an older sister who lives in Ramsgate, on Thanet Island. Biped, yes. Weird, no. Mind you she wasn't born there. She was born in Penge... just to close the circle

And I think it does matter what people call certain locations. Phuket can be a bit risky (that's foo-kett)

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by klem

....And I think it doesn't matter what people call certain locations. ....

...because some bloody Australian will come along a bastardise it anyway!!!!!!