Seriously, How Do You Pronounce 'Falmer'?

[Braders]

is this some kind of joke that i don't get ?


its FAL- MER !

simple enough ,jeeeezus

 

[perseus]

is this some kind of joke that i don't get ?


its FAL- MER !

simple enough ,jeeeezus

Not simple enough for the residents of Falmer, apparently. They may think it is Fawmer cause that is how they pronounced it in 1607. You may think they are living in the past, but that seems to be the point of the thread.

It does not really matter cause it is not in Falmer but on the other side of the main road.

See the other thread for colloquial pronounciations:

http://www.northstandchat.biz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49078

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Three-quarters of getting Sussex pronunciations right is getting the emphasis on the correct syllable.

NewHAYven, not NEWhaven, for example.

SeaFORD.

BeddingHAM, EtchingHAM (as in BirmingHAM, Alabama).

Pidd'n'HOO.



And isn't Slaugham Slaff'm, not Sloffh'm?

Alfriston ... Awlfriston or Alfriston?

 

[John Boy]

Little'Ampton

 

[perseus]

Dunno about Newhaven, but it is Shoram, w/o the second aitch in the correct spelling Shoreham.

 

[Padders]

People from the rest of the country seem to struggle with Steyning and Lewes.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Dunno about Newhaven, but it is Shoram, w/o the second aitch in the correct spelling Shoreham.

When I said NewHAYven, I probably meant NewWAVE'n.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Hoove, actually.

But that died out in the early 19th century, round about the same time that the spelling of Brighthelmstone was changed to reflect the fact that it had always been pronounced Brighton.

 

[Braders]

'Fal-mer' 24 100.00%
'Far-mer' (or other) 0 0%


enough said , not even a stupid vote yet.

 

[Waterhall Wizard]

Little'Ampton

That one is easy John Boy.

It is pronounced Tiny Tool.

 

[Gazwag]

This is a bouncing flamer

Its pronounced flamer

 

[John Boy]

Does anyone else pronounce Brighton- Bryton? (Brian but with a 'quiet t' before the an?)

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I am not sure how to pronouce the jeans?

THE JEANS.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

THE JEANS.

As in "Pitney", not "Paul Sartre", I presume.

 

[Braders]

I am not sure how to pronouce the jeans?

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