PLC1966 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 2 hours ago, Mark Harmsworth said: Bosham = Bozum Cosham = Cosham Gillingham - Kent - Say it like the J in Jarhead so Jillingham Gillingham - Dorset - Say it like G in Girl so Gillingham A couple of miles from me.... Leasingham pronounced Less-ingham Anwick pronounced Annick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Seawinder said: A brochure from the municipality states that the Ha! Ha! is an old French slang term for "impasse," referring to a lake located in the town. Interesting. A Ha-ha is a ditch with a wall incorporated into one side. It prevents access in one direction while not impeding the view in the other direction. They were used a lot in zoos. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 8 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said: Interesting. A Ha-ha is a ditch with a wall incorporated into one side. It prevents access in one direction while not impeding the view in the other direction. They were used a lot in zoos. My late wife, a landscape architect by profession, assured me it was so called after the owner's reaction to the idiots who found out about it the hard way ... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 16 hours ago, RAF4EVER said: Westward Ho! I always thought that was the nickname of the girls I used to encounter in Plymouth nightclubs 🤔 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 10 hours ago, 593jones said: Here in Barnsley is's ''gooing rahnd tarn' Any other variations? In Northampton its gooin' dain tain Cogenhoe = Cook no Happisburg = Hazeboro Duston = Dussun Cornwall = Kernow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 20 hours ago, Mike said: We've got one close by. Hawarden, where the Mossie used to live, which is right next to the Airbus factory that used to make A380 wings IIRC. It's pronounced Harden. I remember a financial adviser in Liverpool telling me she wanted a mortgage arranging for a client in Harwarden (pronounced as it's spelt). 19 year-old me thought that was hilarious Don’t forget Baggillt just across the border 🏴 Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I'll just leave this here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 4 hours ago, Max Headroom said: Don’t forget Baggillt just across the border 🏴 Trevor I don't really bother to pronounce that the proper way, as it gets a bit too spitty for my liking. @stringbag will pronounce it properly though, if you're in need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfox63 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/11/2024 at 2:05 PM, Seawinder said: Photo is a frequent victim: "I've got some photo's to share." It's one photo, two photos. I plead Guilty as charged your Honour. Have gone back through my wip and removed offending punctuation. Cheers, Chris. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/17/2024 at 9:50 AM, Max Headroom said: Don’t forget Baggillt just across the border 🏴 Trevor And there is only one G in Bagillt. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer matt Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 A short-lived local bus company had this error writ large on its entire fleet. Strangely, the correct presentation occurs directly adjacent, and the legal name was correct. Perhaps nobody had the heart to tell the chap who designed the logo. Matt 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I wonder whether such things are done by those who cannot spell, or whether they're deliberately misspelled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 3 hours ago, Ratch said: I wonder whether such things are done by those who cannot spell, or whether they're deliberately misspelled. Possibly the latter, to get people's attention. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer matt Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 It was possibly deliberate, as eXpress and eXplorer crop up quite frequently in transport branding (making a feature of the x ). The Oxford Express coach service was, however, re-branded as Espress by a trendy consultant. Obviously referencing the coffee, but without realising that the meaning is pressed, not fast! Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 This one does occur on Britmodeller.... Feel free to copy it and add it to threads where appropriate. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, Ed Russell said: This one does occur on Britmodeller.... Feel free to copy it and add it to threads where appropriate. So a hanger is an empty hangar with a goose neck vent on top? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 18 hours ago, Dave Swindell said: So a hanger is an empty hangar with a goose neck vent on top? Yeah, something like that ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectroSoldier Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I find it not so much annoying, as a little funny that a lot of people offer up corrections and then make mistakes in that correction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheather Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Not read the whole thread and I imagine that it has already been said - but I think a lot of it is down to poor social media app grammar and spell checkers. I quite often find them putting in spurious apostrophes and resist my attempts to correct the mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/11/2024 at 6:32 PM, ElectroSoldier said: funny that a lot of people offer up corrections and then make mistakes Some people even have mistakes in their signature line 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectroSoldier Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, Ed Russell said: Some people even have mistakes in their signature line 😀 Its a quotation. Its not my original work. I keep it to remind me its about the idea you want to convey rather than technical correctness, which is important in places like this. Its actually a misquotation of a quotation, but when it was said the idea of what was meant wasnt lost. Thats why Ive kept it all these years. And your post is a perfect example of what I was talking about. You see I dont mind the mistakes in themselves, what I dont like so much is the holier than thou people who point out mistakes while making those same mistakes themselves. Bad grammar and poor punctuation is your enemy today. 😀 Having said that who am I to judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer matt Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 There are a couple of connected reasons why it is all too easy to make mistakes in posts. Firstly, most of us are of an age when typing on a device touchscreen is not instinctive. Secondly, the human eye/brain interface is lazy, and not quite as smart as it thinks. We read what we expect to see. If you have written something yourself, when you read it back the brain already 'knows' what is written, so does not really check it. Proof-reading your own work is something of a non-starter. There was a post in the joke section that said 'Accordion to research 90% of people do not notice when words are replaced by random musical instruments'. I bet most of us who saw it had to read that twice, and I expect you just did if seeing it for the first time. The vast majority of criticism in this thread has been directed at situations like a published book, or public signage, where you might justifiably expect more care to be taken, not at people who are posting on here. I do, however, appreciate the irony of mistakes being made within corrections. I have no doubt that, despite having read this through, there will be at least one typo to amuse you all. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scautomoton Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 People at work call me a grammar Nazi. I remind them that good grammar is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, scautomoton said: People at work call me a grammar Nazi. I remind them that good grammar is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.... A most entertaining example Herr Hauptmann, but..... capitalisation isn't actually part of grammar 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scautomoton Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 True, but it tends to have the desired effect. And it always raises a laugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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