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"Magdalen" is pronounced Maudlin. That's how Oxford's locals detect 'tourists' ;)
by mytailorisrich 2y ago
"Magdalen" is pronounced Maudlin. That's how Oxford's locals detect 'tourists' ;)
- jimbokun 2y agoThen I got it wrong the entire time I was there, lol.
- petesergeant 2y agoAlthough as any fule kno, that’s true only of the college, and not the street in the centre of town; this is how town detects gown.
- jfk13 2y agoHello, Molesworth major.
- throwawaycar 2y ago[dead]
- jameshart 2y agoYes, I stumbled over the headline because I think the writer wants it to rhyme, but it doesn’t.
- oska 2y agoThe allusion to Robbie Burns / John Steinbeck in the title felt a little odd too, notwithstanding there being a mention of mice in the body of the article.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]