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by tubeguru » 31 Mar 2006, 13:07
Hmmm, 520 degrees there, which might stop me advancing past Go.
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by standclearofthedoors » 31 Mar 2006, 16:34
BANK (PRONOUNCED SUDBURY HILL HARROW)
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by gasman » 31 Mar 2006, 17:40
Playing my American Tourist token:
LEICESTER SQUARE (pronounced Lye-ses-terr Squay-err)
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by tubeguru » 31 Mar 2006, 22:02
SOUTHWARK (pronounced south-walk)
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by Sillert, V.I. » 01 Apr 2006, 01:04
PERIVALE (pronounced er-i-vale, the 'p' is silent)
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by sweek » 01 Apr 2006, 14:07
CrunchySaviour wrote: What?!
Whatford or Totteridge & Whatstone?
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by Sillert, V.I. » 01 Apr 2006, 14:26
Or even Whatlington.
By the way, it's also feasible to have a silent 'p' in Parsons Green, but much riskier from Putney Bridge; don't even think of trying this at St. Paul's
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by TheFatBuoy » 01 Apr 2006, 14:27
Sillert, V.I. wrote: Or even Whatlington.
By the way, it's also feasible to have a silent 'p' in Parsons Green, but much riskier from Putney Bridge; don't even think of trying this at St. Paul's
I agree. The use of a silent P should be used with the utmost care. You never know who it'll land on.
Paul Hunter (1978-2006) RIP
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by Sillert, V.I. » 01 Apr 2006, 14:50
Very true. So now I can play
THE EIFFEL TOWER (pronounced "eye-full tow-er")
Be very careful if you are standing underneath it and looking up
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by zeibura » 02 Apr 2006, 22:42
i shall follow with
HOLBORN (pronounced holl-born).
the silent L would spoon the world.
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by CrunchySaviour » 03 Apr 2006, 11:56
GRENNIDGE using the phonetic alignment paradigm.
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by Sillert, V.I. » 03 Apr 2006, 13:03
I've heard it's THE place to go if you fancy having a mean time!
Applying the downstream corollary to the phonetic alignment paradigm:
WOOLIDGE
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by gasman » 03 Apr 2006, 13:35
MARBLE ARDGE
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by TheFatBuoy » 03 Apr 2006, 13:46
MARBLE ARDGE SIMPSON
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