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Edward Lever
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quotePosted at 18:53 on 22nd June 2013
It is amusing how pronunciation has been used as a way of detecting a non-local or an interloper. Place names in England are only one example of such shibboleths. Many other pronunciations such as names of colleges e.g. Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge;  Magdalen College, Oxford; and even mundane locations such as Railway Stations e.g. Marylebone; are all there to trap the unwary, also the correct pronunciation of Cockburn's port. 

Edited by: Edward Lever at:23rd June 2013 00:53
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Barbara Shoemaker
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quotePosted at 18:39 on 18th July 2013
On 20th June 2013 14:41, John Lawrence wrote:
On 18th August 2010 15:15, Barbara Shoemaker wrote:
I have a question now.  How does one pronounce the word "Guiting" as in the village of Guiting Power, and what does it mean?


Hi Barbara

Only 3 years late but I just noticed your question

 "Guiting' is derived from the Anglo-Saxon gute, meaning flood."

I hope this finally helps

John


Thanks so much John! It's never to late to be better informed. And your derivation description will help me to remember it. Cheers!

 

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