Re: Wrexham to London

The Real Doctor wrote:

On 22 Feb, 10:35, Chris Tolley <cj...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Indeed. That said, have you *ever* actually heard an 'h' pronounced in
the middle of it? The spelling I used looks more like what I hear people
saying. But it is an English name that has been Welshified. That's
acknowledged.

I see what you mean. It's like that Machynlleth sign - it's impossible
to say "egsosts" without it coming out in pseudo-welsh. Just as it's
impossible to say "Otley" without going stage Yorkshire, or
"Basingstoke" without a nasal whine creeping in ...

<g> And yet my wife has a wonderful way of pronouncing "Birmingham"
which sounds the "n" and the "h" while having a silent "g". She'd never
pass for a Brummie.
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