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Menzies is Scottish and as you say: "Mingis". Featherstonehaugh -> Festonay (I made mine up - do you have a citation ... to be honest, "fanshaw" sounds right)
by gerdesj 2y ago
Menzies is Scottish and as you say: "Mingis".
Featherstonehaugh -> Festonay (I made mine up - do you have a citation ... to be honest, "fanshaw" sounds right)
Loughborough -> Luffbru
Your others, I agree with. eg (Mr) Mainwaring - Dad's Army.
- OldGuyInTheClub 2y agoFeatherstonehaugh: See Wodehouse's character Ukridge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Featherstonehaugh_Ukridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Featherstonehaugh_Ukri... There's also https://www.cntraveler.com/story/youre-probably-pronouncing-these-british-towns-incorrectly https://www.cntraveler.com/story/youre-probably-pronouncing-... "...You could try hundreds of pronunciations of "Cholmondeley" (in Cheshire) before hitting on "chumley," and the sixteen-letter "Featherstonhaugh" (in Northumberland) drops more than half its weight to become "fanshaw."..." etc.
- ericgreveson 2y agoNorthumbrian here. Another good one is the village of Ulgham ("uffum").
- OldGuyInTheClub 2y agoWoolfardisworthy --> Woolsery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolfardisworthy%2C_Torridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolfardisworthy%2C_Torridge